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The Russian GEO-IK 2 satellite, which was sent into the wrong orbit, can’t perform its mission, First Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin was quoted as saying.
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The first four Globalstar Second Generation satellites have been successfully positioned in their operational orbit, marking the start of service for this new constellation.
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After more than a dozen laps through the inner solar system, NASA’s Messenger spacecraft will move into orbit around Mercury on 18 March 2011 (UTC). The durable spacecraft – carrying seven science instruments and fortified against the blistering environs near the Sun – will be the first to orbit the innermost planet.
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The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center announced that it has awarded two contracts totalling US$788,000 as a result of a Broad Agency Announcement released in June 2010.
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Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and SpaceCom International, LLC have signed a long term, multi-transponder agreement for Ku-band capacity on ABS-7 to support SpaceCom’s growth throughout the Middle East and Asia region.
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Useful tips and advice for Freesat HD TV installation in the UK, including installing or upgrading a dish. The service provides 160 free TV and radio channels, currently with 3 HD channels in the line-up. This article includes help for connecting a PVR to an existing distribution amplifier or loft box and discusses its benefits over the UK’s terrestrial digital service Freeview.
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