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Archive for June 1st, 2011

Space shuttle Endeavour has landed for the last time

June 1st, 2011 by

Sea Launch said it has resumed shipments of Zenit-3SL hardware in preparation for its return to launch operations in the third quarter of 2011.
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GSAT-12 launch planned for second week of July

June 1st, 2011 by

India will launch the GSAT-12 communication satellite in the second week of July aboard a PSLV, ISRO said.
Other Posts:BCE sells minority stake in SkyTerraSSTL earns ESA award for its role in GalileoFirst SSC-operated telecom satellite launched 20 years agoIridium piggyback payloads studiedTerreStar Europe applies for S-Band spectrumBatelco Leases Capacity On ABS-1 For VSAT ServicesAda.Text_IO.Put_Line(“Astrium selects Ada for Sentinel 1″);Launch updates: Ariane 5 ECA, M-V-7

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SES-2 and USAF payload complete dynamics test

June 1st, 2011 by

SES World Skies U.S. Government Solutions announced that the Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP) and its host spacecraft, SES-2, has completed Dynamics Testing and is on schedule for launch in August of this year.
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Not All Satellite TV DVRs Are Created Equal

June 1st, 2011 by

Similar to the fact that not all satellite TV providers are the same, not all digital video recording devices are the same either. There are a number of features that could potentially be included with them that you should be aware of, otherwise you might end up making the wrong decision when it comes time to getting one. In any case, you need to have some sort of recording device attached to your satellite service or you probably won’t be able to take full advantage of all that it has to offer. Even though any sort of DVR is better than nothing, you should probably try to get the best one you can. The following are some criteria that you should take into consideration.
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