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Gazprom Space Systems’ Yamal-201 had a temporary outage on the morning of 20 December (Moscow time).Other Posts:Restructuring, part II: SES Global leaves AsiasatMDA to provide Radarsat-2 imagery to ESAGOES-14 accepted by NASA, NOAALatest Hotbird declared operationalPop and Rock Stars Turned Movie Stars on Satellite TVTelevision Terms – What’s the Difference Between HD and Plasma Screens?Orbcomm reaches settlement on satellite insurance claimFCC Grants New Certification for XM Radios

Astrium has entered into an agreement pursuant to which it will acquire 66.78% of Space Engineering, a specialist in digital telecommunications, RF and antenna equipment engineering for both space and ground based applications.Other Posts:China’s Beidou to offer free civilian signalMRO’s instruments ‘working perfectly’ during testing weekMore EC money for GMES programmeMRO in safe mode for the fourth time this yearWeather still delays GOSAT launchBoeing gets contract for seventh WGS satellitePreparations for next two ILS Proton launchesSatellite Systems Launches Satellite Communications Subsidiary

“The one inescapable conclusion from two rounds of independent testing is that the incompatibility problem is not caused by LightSquared’s network. It is clear that GPS devices are purposefully designed to look into LightSquared’s licensed spectrum.” – Jeff Carlisle, LightSquared’s executive vice president for regulatory affairs and public policyOther Posts:ViaSat’s First-Quarter Earnings Fall FlatWatch Your Favorite Dish TV Channels on PC and MobileUzbek concerns delay THEOS launch, reportCanada’s next microsat to be dual-purposeThings to Know Before Installing Your Own Satellite TV SystemChina launches new reconnaissance satelliteChoosing the Right Cable TV Provider For New CustomersCan You Get Local Channels With Satellite TV? Yes You Can!

The next cluster of second-generation Globalstar satellites to be orbited by Arianespace is ready for launch on a Soyuz vehicle that will lift off next week from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.Other Posts:Satellite Installers – Attributes of a Great Installation CompanyFoxtel Nears Completion Of Digital TransitionVega upper composite passes tests at ESTECRaytheon, NASA test NPOESS data transferNew Skies, SeaMobile test small VSAT dishesMobistar takes Astra capacityDirecTV Signs Deal With Audience Measurement ServiceChina, India to co-operate in space

China will launch its first-ever high-resolution geological mapping satellite for civil purposes next January, according to official sources cited by Xinhua. The launch was previously expected in December.Other Posts:How Cable TV Forums Helped A Lot of Customers?Round Solution Rolls Out GPRS/GPS ModulesAstro books 13 Measat 3 transpondersCooking Revolutionized With the Endless Options Offered on Satellite TVDon’t Be the Last, Make the Change to Satellite TVDates set for next launches of Indian rocketsNSR: Commercial satellite industry to generate US$8.4 billion by 2011NASA Taps Telenor, Verso To Modernize Satellite Communications

On 15 December, more than 120 aerospace industry leaders from more than 70 companies attended the Space Launch System’s Advanced Booster Industry Day held at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The event focused on a NASA Research Announcement for the Space Launch System’s (SLS) advanced booster.Other Posts:UK, Netherlands reject public funding for Galileo — reportTerreStar Files Application To Modify Launch MilestoneAffordable Dish Satellite Networks for Best ViewershipPremiere selects entavioBad weather prevents shuttle launchDigital Video Recording With Satellite TelevisionMars Science Laboratory aeroshell deliveredAerojet tests controllable solid propulsion

Ukraine’s Sich-2 remote sensing satellite has been put into nominal operation mode, the country’s National Space Agency of Ukraine (NKAU) said according to Ukrinform.Other Posts:Iridium Communications Inc. results Q3 2009Developer Of Signal Theft Software Settles with DirecTV, NDSCountdown commenced for PSLV-C17/GSAT-12 missionSome internal statisticsNASA orders two Atlas V launchesNorthrop Grumman receives authorisation to begin work on DWSSDelay of the (holi)day: Proton/GLONASSAPT Satellite Appoints A U.S. Tax Attorney

SES announced that its satellite-based broadband service Astra2Connect is now available with download speeds of up to 10 Mbps following agreements with German Internet service provider Filiago and UK-based distribution partner BeyonDSL.Other Posts:JSAT returns to Arianespace after Proton crashGM Hits Factory-Installed XM Satellite RadioNASA, Virgin Galactic To Explore CooperationSpaceDev, Inc. results Q2 2008Update: Hubble stops sending data; repair mission delayedSatellite TV 101: An Alternative Medicine For Stress?MELCO’s Superbird 7 shipped to KourouThe Superiority of Satellite TV Is Based on Real Facts