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The Proton M launch vehicle, utilising a five-burn Briz M mission design, will lift off from Pad 39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with the SkyTerra 1 satellite on board on 14 November, 1729 UTC.Other Posts:Get the Best FTA ReceiverSatellite Dish Heaters – A Cold Climate NecessityGLONASS programme to be amendedSpaceX delays RazakSat launchLaunch updatesRussia to close SvobodnyArianespace to launch Hughes’ Jupiter 1OHB Group AG results Q1 2009

ISRO plans to launch its GSAT-5P communication satellite before the end of the year. The first Indian satellite launch in 2011 will likely be that of the Resourcesat-2 Earth observation satellite.Other Posts:Radyne Elects Keiper, Wagner To BoardRadio signals help forecast radiation stormsVietnam Telecom To Build Pair Of Vinasat Operations CentersThales Alenia Space successfully completes O3b Networks PDRCOM DEV International Ltd. results Q1 FY2007Catch a Favorite ‘Friend’ on Satellite TV AgainThe DirecTV Group, Inc. results Q2 2006Astrotech vying for new Vandenberg contract

Sagem (Safran group) has delivered the first prototype sensors to the French Centre d’Etudes Spatiales des Rayonnements (CESR; Radiation Space Research Center) for the Eclairs telescope, the main payload to be carried by the scientific satellite SVOM (Space-based multi-band Variable Object Monitor).Other Posts:Chang’e-2 arrives in moon orbitILS to launch mobile TV satelliteHarris completes Advanced EHF Navy Multiband TerminalHarris gets SGSS subcontractNFL Sunday Ticket – Your Ticket to the Game – No Matter Where You AreBusiness as usual: Angara further delayedTrimble Launches Premium GPS Content Layer for Google EarthRamTelecom, TOG Systems Formalize Partnership

Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory expect the Cassini spacecraft will resume normal operations on 24 November. They have traced the steps taken by an onboard computer before Cassini put itself in precautionary “safe mode” last week.Other Posts:ILS boasts of new contractsStill no go for Sea LaunchATK selects avionics contractor for Ares I first stageSecond-last launch in 2009 another success for ArianespaceBall Aerospace completes STPSat-2 pre-shipment reviewESA chooses three scientific missions for further studyGlobalstar get satellites export approvalThe Boeing Company (Integrated Defense Systems) results Q3 2008

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) said it successfully repositioned the UK-DMC-1 spacecraft, which is reaching the end of its operational life, using unspent propellant to reduce the orbital lifetime and the probability of generating space debris.Other Posts:SES Astra starts roll-out of ‘Astra2Connect’ in IrelandGOCE starts delivering data for gravity map of EarthArirang 2 pictures distorted?Catching Warm-Weather Favorites on Satellite TVThe Benefits of a Satellite Television Package Are Unbeatable!Dnepr rocket launches Thailand’s EO satelliteSatellite operators want EU to guarantee space servicesAsia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. results 2006

OHB Group AG reported financial results for the first nine months of 2010.Other Posts:AsiaSat expands EPOCH satellite control systemFinding the Right Satellite TV ProgramingDiscovery’s Ku-band antenna has problems after launchOrbital awarded US$29.5 million contract for ANGELS programmeIntegral Systems acquires QinetiQ’s satID product lineJapan launches third spy satelliteRaytheon to upgrade satellite communication terminalsChoosing Satellite TV

According to NSR’s just released “Global Assessment of Satellite Supply and Demand, 7th Edition” study, the worst global economic crisis since The Great Depression did little to slow down the world-wide commercial satellite capacity leasing market.Other Posts:EuroNews On MultiChoiceAngara testing delayed to 2013, funding providedU.S. administration approves gapfiller spy satellitesNASA awards LADEE propulsion system contract to SS/LFirst firing of European staged-combustion demonstration engineBulldog Technologies, Put To Sleep?Space Micro’s Proton100k Computer Reaches SpaceESA’s Moon mission ends successfully with a crash

One of the most popular shows on television, ever since it came out, has been “Dancing with the Stars.” Just when it seemed that it would dominate the celebrity reality entertainment competition market for good, a new competitor has come along to give it a run for its money, and viewers can expect more drama, and sequins, than ever! What do Bethenny Frankel of “The Real Housewives of New York,” actress Rebecca Budig, Vince Neil (formerly of Motley Crue), Johnny Moseley, Brandon Mychal Smith and actress Sean Young all have in common? They will be donning tutus for the upcoming season of “Skating with the Stars” set to air immediately following “Dancing with the Stars” on ABC this fall. Who said glitter and sequins don’t look good in high definition?
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