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Rocket: Atlas V; Payload: MUOS 1; Date: 24 February 2012, 2215 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. At the time of writing this, the mission was still in progress.Other Posts:Gilat To Provide VSAT Network To Mexican School InitiativeNDS Sees Profits and Revenue IncreaseU.S. spy satellite to crash back to Earth within weeksScopus Strengthens Position In Romanian DTH MarketThe Role of Body Building Programs With Cable TVO3b selects Europe Media Port as its first gateway teleport operatorUARS re-entry expected in autumnLaunch of first GPS IIF satellite further delayed

Thales Alenia Space today signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites for Eumetsat, the European meteorological satellite organisation. Thales Alenia Space is prime contractor for this large-scale programme, in partnership with German company OHB. The first phase of this programme started in November 2010, and has now been definitively approved by the ESA industrial policy committee.Other Posts:Starchaser Industries Wins ESA ContractSatellite TV Offers – Who’s Got The Best?Cable TV 101: How To Support Your Provider?Galileo ground station takes shape in PacificJWST mirror backplane prototype passes space readiness testsCome Into the New Decade With Satellite TVCOM DEV components for military comsatPortugal Telecom selects Gilat’s SkyEdge

The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin team successfully delivered the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency Flight communication satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, where it will be prepared for launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle.Other Posts:Verizon Taps Globecast To Boost International OfferingSBIRS GEO-1 testing continuesLockheed Martin, ITT Form Alliance For GPS CompetitionCrescent Communications signs capacity deal on ABS-7The Top 3 Advantages Satellite TV Offers Its SubscribersDelta IV launches third WGS satelliteImprove Business and Entertain Clients With Satellite TelevisionNorthrop Grumman CEO announces plan to retire