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Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: ViaSat 1; Date: 19. October 2011, 1848 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan.Other Posts:NASA’s Mars Odyssey shifting orbit for extended missionGRAILS satellites on their way to the moonCOM DEV replaces CEO John KeatingHarris to provide services for space control systemsCOM DEV demos space-based AIS technologyToshiba announces GaN FET with highest power in Ku-bandSatellite TV is Great – But It’s Even Better on Your PCSecond European navigation satellite completes in-orbit testing

1The launch of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP), initially set for 27 October, has been retargeted for 28 October, NASA said.Other Posts:The Purpose Of Cable TV Providers To Their CustomersRapidEye restructuring its financingWhat Makes Cable TV So Special to Customers?MPEG2 and MPEG4Northrop Grumman begins integrating LCROSS instrumentsWhat You Can Get From Satellite TV But Not CableSecond W4 transponder for TricolorOrbital Sciences Corporation results Q1 2010

Work has begun for the construction of a backup satellite control centre for the AzerSpace satellite in the Nakhichivan Autonomous Republic, the Azerbaijani Communications and IT Ministry was quoted as saying.Other Posts:DirecTV 12 pre-launch detailsSouth Korean multi-purpose satellite fully operationalMLB, DirecTV Extend, Expand Multi-Year AgreementApax Closes FTMSC DealSecond ProtoStar satellite lofted by ProtonFirst image collected by GeoEye-1 releasedIntegration of Ariane 5 completed for Herschel/Planck missionWillis appoints new CEO of Inspace unit

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said it was now using a sophisticated forecast model that substantially improves predictions of space weather impacts on Earth.Other Posts:Integral Systems Cites Record Results For Third QuarterGround control segments for Amos-5, Telkom-3 by ISS-ReshetnevSS/L to build S-band satellite fore S2MILS to launch Inmarsat satellite on Proton next springOrbcomm Inc. results Q2 2010Digital TV 101: Analyze and Compare The PricesFirst H-IIB successfully launches first HTVInternational Datacasting Names VP For Sales, Marketing

1Europe’s first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite blasted into orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Soyuz launcher five years ago, on 19 October 2006.Other Posts:Two new Earth observation missions chosen for further studyPlan Considered To Protect Fish By Satellite MonitoringDate set for launch of Russian weather satelliteNorsat Receives Order From Global TVFive of the Best Reality Television Shows on Satellite TVDigitalGlobe results 2009Malaysia’s Astro Invests In Indian DTH VentureNASA’s Earth Observing System receives 2006 Space Systems Award