Satellite News

Northrop Grumman Corporation and Applied Minds, LLC announced the success of a recent launch and orbit of a test microsatellite dubbed Mayflower. Data gathered from around the world was analysed, showing all tested systems functioned correctly including a new, previously unproven advanced solar cell deployment system.

SES World Skies U.S. Government Solutions announced that the Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP) and its host spacecraft, SES-2, have completed thermal vacuum (TVAC) testing.

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has obtained its first image of the giant asteroid Vesta, which will help fine-tune navigation during its approach. Dawn expects to achieve orbit around Vesta on 16 July, when the asteroid is about 187 million km from Earth.

Iridium Communications Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter of 2011.

GeoEye, Inc. announced results for its fiscal first quarter ending 31 March 2011.

Due to the increasing popularity of internet services like Netflix and Hulu, some people mistakenly believe that satellite TV is going the way of the dinosaur. If you have a look at various satellite entertainment packages available out there though, you’re going to see that the opposite is actually true. Not only has it evolved with the times, it’s actually considered ahead of those previously mentioned internet services in many ways. In the end, it has a number of features that no other solution can offer.

Most people don’t think of entertainment as a way to save money even though it could have that effect. Instead, they think of it as a way to trade money for enjoyment. But there is actually a way you can save money and still enjoy your entertainment. If you sign up for a solution that’s cheaper than what you’d normally have to pay yet it’s just as effective, you would end up saving. One of the few services that can produce that result for you is satellite TV.