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Archive for December 27th, 2011

Recent Soyuz failure not to affect Globalstar launch

December 27th, 2011 by

The launch of six Globalstar-2 satellites aboard a Soyuz 2-1a from Baikonur is to go ahead as scheduled on 28 December despite the recent failure of a Soyuz 2-1b.
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Orbcomm prepares for launch of second AIS satellite

December 27th, 2011 by

Orbcomm Inc. announced that LuxSpace Sarl, an affiliate of OHB System AG, has confirmed that construction and testing of the LuxSpace VesselSat2 AIS satellite has been successfully completed.
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Beidou goes live (partially)

December 27th, 2011 by

China’s Beidou satellite navigation system launched a limited positioning service on 27 December, the official Xinhua news agency said.
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Office TV Packages – An Added Value For Businesses

December 27th, 2011 by

It might seem like a business paradox – we watch television to distract us, so how can it possibly be good for business? Well, surprisingly, many businesses in a variety of industries have found that office TV packages have actually made their employees more productive and their customer’s happier.
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