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Archive for August, 2011

China to launch civil survey satellite in 2011

August 9th, 2011 by

China will put into space a high-definition civil survey satellite, the first of its kind in the country, at the end of this year, said an official of the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation.
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Orbcomm Inc. results Q2 2011

August 9th, 2011 by

Orbcomm Inc. announced financial results for the second quarter ending 30 June 2011.
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DISH Network, EchoStar results Q2 2011

August 9th, 2011 by

DISH Network Corporation and EchoStar Corporation reported financial results for the second quarter 2011.
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Ukrainian DTH platform to launch on Amos 3

August 9th, 2011 by

Spacecom has signed an agreement with a European company to provide satellite services to a new DTH (Direct-to-Home) platform for the Ukrainian market under the ‘Xtra TV’ brand.
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Cable TV

August 9th, 2011 by

Cable TV has been facing increasing competition from other communications types like satellite television and even such computer sites as Netflix. With all of these options now available, it is a good opportunity to look at the pros and cons of cable television. In this article, I will examine three positive and three negative points about cable television, to help you make an informed decision.

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A Few Tips And Options For Satellite Services

August 9th, 2011 by

Finding two satellite phones or services that are…Read more

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Quetzsat-1 delivered to Baikonur

August 8th, 2011 by

SES S.A. and Space Systems/Loral announce that the QuetzSat-1 satellite has safely arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on board an Antonov cargo plane.

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NASA’s NPP satellite completes comprehensive testing

August 8th, 2011 by

The NASA National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) has successfully completed its most comprehensive end-to-end compatibility test of the actual satellite and all five scientific instruments at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp’s production and test facility in Boulder, Colorado.

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