Satellite News

Nine year old Natalia from Bulgaria will have her name on one of the first two operational Galileo satellites to be launched on 20th October as she has won the Bulgarian part of the Galileo children’s drawing competition. The European Commission is running the Galileo drawing competition for children in each of the Member States.
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Rocket: Safir; Payload: Rasad 1; Date: 15 June 2011, time unknown; Launch Site: unknown, Iran. Iran’s state TV said the locally produced satellite was launched successfully. There was no immediate independent confirmation.

The European Commission has signed an agreement confirming the transfer of funds to ESA for the initial operations of the space component for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme.

Vizada Networks has further increased the capacity it leases on the W7 satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications to support its portfolio of Internet and data services in Europe, North Africa, the CIS region and the Middle East.

In this article we will look at the increasingly common place situation of consumers choosing between BT and Sky in terms of Television bundle packages. We look at what is on offer from the two large companies, as well as assessing the offerings of other large suppliers such as Virgin Media. We discuss the best places to find the best deals for this sort of product, and discuss the many ways to buy online.

With the digital switchover now well underway, with many regions in the UK making the change to Digital Television the demand for TV aerial Installers has increased tenfold. With so many companies and contractors the decision on how to choose a quality TV aerial installer can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t need to be. With a little bit of research and understanding on what you need to be looking for, you can make a well informed decision to pick the right installer or company for the task in hand.

An Aerojet AJ26 flight engine for Orbital Sciences Corporations’ Taurus II space launch vehicle experienced a premature shutdown during a test firing on 9 June.
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The U.S. Air Force’s Space Based Infrared Systems GEO-1 satellite, launched in May aboard an Atlas V, successfully completed all orbit-raising manoeuvres to reach geosynchronous orbit.
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