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Rocket: Minotaur IV+; Payload: TacSat 4 [a.k.a. Tactical Microsatellite Innovative Naval Prototype (INP)]; Date: 27 September 2011, 1549 UTC; Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, USA. This marks the first successful launch of Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Minotaur IV+ launch vehicle configuration, the fifth successful Minotaur IV launch, and the 23rd success of the Minotaur fleet.Other Posts:Next Ariane 5 to be handed overDTH Market Progresses In PortugalPakSat 1R enters test orbitRadyne’s AeroAstro business unit receives two new contractsIridium results Q2 2008Satellite TV Gives You a Taste of Home With Its International ChannelsKaguya starts full operations despite problemsTIBA secures SES-6 capacity

A strong-to-severe (Kp=8) geomagnetic storm is in progress following the impact of a coronal mass ejection (CME) at approximately 1215 UTC on 26 September.Other Posts:Dish Network Piracy – What You MissSpaceway 3 takes up commercial serviceRaytheon completes software specification review for GPS OCXMDA receives first payment forSatellite TV 101: Challenge Your Customer’s FeedbackThuraya To Provide Portable Satellite Terminals For U.N.Political Television SatisfiesDirect TV Or Dish Network?

U.S. officials said that NASA’s UARS satellite fell into a part of the south Pacific Ocean about as far from large land masses as possible. Meanwhile, the next satellite crash is expected to occur in a few weeks.Other Posts:Viasat Inc. results Q3 FY 2011HBO Brings Black History Month to Satellite TVConstruction of Angara launch facilities may be delayedEADS results Q1 2008MDA Wins Advanced Technology ContractsMSV receives ATC patent #16Possible Hubble servicing missing not affected by accidentSTS-119 delayed at least one week

Times have changed, and so has the world of television and entertainment. The new era of digital television has already made its mark and homes are getting ready for aerial installation, to facilitate the watching of the digital spectacle and enjoy programmes in the new format. However, that is not to say that the digital era would change the world upside down, or such.Other Posts:Sea Launch receives Zenit-3SL hardware for next launchesIran announces satellite launch within two monthsArianespace to launch BepiColombo in 2014First SBIRS GEO spacecraft in baseline testingTuning in to Satellite TV From Your PlaceLatest Hotbird declared operationalCOM DEV announces official launch of U.S. operationsICO G1 antenna unfurled in orbit