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Eutelsat orders 3B from Astrium

July 28th, 2011 by

Eutelsat Communications announced that it is expanding its commercial response to high-growth video, data, telecom and broadband markets with the opening of business at the 3 degrees East orbital position. To support further long-term expansion, Eutelsat has selected Astrium to build a tri-band satellite, which will increase and diversify its resources for markets in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and South America.
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Eutelsat orders W3B from Astrium

July 28th, 2011 by

Eutelsat Communications announced that it is expanding its commercial response to high-growth video, data, telecom and broadband markets with the opening of business at the 3 degrees East orbital position. To support further long-term expansion, Eutelsat has selected Astrium to build a tri-band satellite, which will increase and diversify its resources for markets in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and South America.Other Posts:Intelsat named “Operator of the Year”Atlantis gets additional September launch opportunityLockheed to build Orion crew vehicleXM, Honda To Offer Satellite Radio In Honda Certified Used CarsAlcatel Alenia To Build Cryosat-2 Radar AltimeterAqua celebrates fifth anniversary in orbitSolid rocket motor test firedSea Launch receives Zenit-3SL hardware for next launches

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Lowering of ERS-2 orbit continues

July 28th, 2011 by

The orbit of ESA’s retired ERS-2 observation satellite is being lowered to reduce the risk of collision with other satellites or space debris. The goal is to leave it well below most operating polar satellites by the end of August.Other Posts:Dawn team members check out spacecraftSecond SBIRS HEO payload achieves TI operational acceptanceETSI approves IPoS.v2Dish Network Rolls Out 1080p HDTV FormatSatellite Receivers – What Are Your Options?GEO-IK-2 enters electrical testingHDTV – What Makes You Think It’s Totally Different?Miltec delivers nanosatellites to U.S. Army

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Eutelsat Communications results FY 2010-2011

July 28th, 2011 by

Eutelsat Communications reported financial results for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2010.Other Posts:Satellite TV Spanish Style – The Best Spanish TV AvailableHispasat receives award for best regional operator 2007Russia plans new military relay satelliteThe Revival of Classic Series on Satellite TVAlcatel Alenia Space Reports Record Orders For 2006Globecomm Systems Receives $9.7M U.S. Govt. ContractAlliant Techsystems, Inc. (Aerospace Systems) results Q1 FY 2011China to launch Yaogan IX remote-sensing satellite

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SES contracts new capacity with ITV

July 28th, 2011 by

SES Astra has signed an agreement for satellite capacity with ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster.Other Posts:Spy satellite picture of NK rocket lift-off raises new questionsFirst STSS satellite completes thermal vacuum testingIPTV Americas on NSS-806Proton M lifts off with AsiaSat 5 (part I)Pyrobolt failure root case of bumpy Soyuz landingPreparations for next two ILS Proton launchesChandrayaan-1 officially declared lostProgress M-65 de-orbited

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Satellite TV Programs Teach Americans Healthy Eating and Fitness Habits

July 28th, 2011 by

Over the past half century, a lot of different factors have led Americans to develop increasingly unhealthy habits. Millions of people are obese, which is in part due to overeating, eating unhealthy foods, and an overall lack of exercise. As news about health statistics have spread, the American public has become much more interested in getting healthy, but many people don’t know where to start. People are so accustomed to their everyday, unhealthy routines, that they don’t know what kind of changes they need to make in order to fix things. Fortunately, many people are finding that they can get inspired and educated about getting fit by simply tuning into their satellite TV channels.Other Posts:RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. results Q3 2008Planetlink Supplies R&R Sales Group With GPS ReceiversUpdate 2: NROL-28 pre-launch ‘details’Lockheed Martin Corporation (Space Systems) results Q1 2011SpaceX receives Iridium NEXT launch contractInmarsat Signs Deal With Major Asian […]

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