Satellite News

Rocket: Delta IV Heavy; Payload: NROL-49; Date: 20 January 2011, 2210 UTC; Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. The launch of the classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office was successful.

Launched aboard a Zenith-3 SB rocket from Baikonur on 20 January, Russian weather satellite Electro-L has successfully separated from the Fregat-SB upper stage and reached the targeted orbit at 2128 UTC.

Broadband satellite services company Hughes Communications Inc. has reportedly hired Barclays Capital to advise on a sale of the company.

Satellite Broadband Ireland (SBI) has signed a commercial agreement with Eutelsat Communications to sell broadband services via KA-SAT.

A portable satellite dish is one of the simplest ways to watch satellite televisions when you are on the move as you can easily carry your satellite dish along with the TV and watch your favorite shows while away from home. The portable satellite dishes are widely used in RVs and caravans when going camping and are easy to take to your holiday home as well, and of course, they can be placed in homes or offices and used just like a regular dish. While the mobility of the portable satellite dishes is what makes them excellent for…
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