Satellite News

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: GSAT-8, ST-2; Date: 20 May 2011, 2038 UTC; Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana. At 27 min 08 sec after main engine ignition, ST-2 separated from the upper stage, followed by GSAT-8 at 31 min 17 sec.
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Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: Telstar 14R/ Estrela do Sul 2; Date: 20 May, 1915 UTC; Launch Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Separation of the satellite from the rocket is expected on 21 May, 0428 UTC (too late for this issue).
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced that it has signed contract amendments with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for the Design Phase of the Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM).
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People don’t often realize it, but many organizations, such as hospitals, have to put a lot of thought into how they manage people who are waiting to hear information about their loved ones. It is especially true that different kinds of methods need to be used to maintain a sense of calm in areas of hospitals such as waiting rooms. The staff who works in hospitals don’t have the time, energy or skills to really calm a dramatic situation down if one arises, and no one wants to have to call in security guards to subdue people if they get unruly. It is much better to simply keep the situation under control in the first place, and research shows that the most important method hospitals can use to keep everyone calm and patient is to keep them occupied. That is why so many hospitals are starting to provide satellite TV […]