Satellite News

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has decided to complete operations of its Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) by sending a shut-off command on 12 May as the agency found it was impossible to recover communication with the spacecraft.
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SES S.A. reported financial results for the three months to 31 April 2011.
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The OHB Group reported financial results for the first quarter of 2011.
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There is too much excitement when it comes to satellite television. We know that entertainment is always the reason behind this. It seems that we are pretty much excited about subscribing into a satellite TV provider, rather than sticking to an antenna-type TV. But here is a question that many customers wanted to ask. Is it necessary for us to watch satellite television at home? For me, it is really necessary. The why we need satellite television at home is because of entertainment. We need something that may entertain us at home or any place we want to go.
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First and foremost, why do we need a satellite television de-scrambler? Is it really useful for all subscribers? There are two types of signals that you may be granted full access on satellite TV. These two types are called as FTA and Premium signals. What is the connection between these two signals anyway? We’ll, you might need a de-scrambler to watch pay-per-view and other premium channels. As for the FTA, you don’t need it. But what exactly is a satellite television de-scrambler?
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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.