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Archive for March 26th, 2012

Proton M delivers Intelsat 22 into SSTO

March 26th, 2012 by

Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: Intelsat 22; Date: 25 March 2011, 1210 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. After a 15 hour and 30 minute mission, the Briz M successfully released the 6,199-kg Intelsat 22 satellite into supersynchronous transfer orbit (SSTO) at a 65,000 km apogee.Other Posts:Fengyun 3A enters test serviceDigitalGlobe results Q2 2009Objectivity database used to build space object catalogueNew Dawn, Telstar 14R problems likely to trigger insurance claimsGWU Students Advocating For Satellite Radio ConsumersGeoEye successfully completes final CDR for EnhancedViewJapanese Game Shows Take Over Satellite TVIn-orbit checkout of second SBIRS HEO payload completed

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North Korea insists on satellite launch

March 26th, 2012 by

North Korea said it would go ahead with its widely-criticised plan for a satellite launch and promised unspecified “counter-measures” against opponents of the operation.Other Posts:NASA cuts number of 2007 shuttle missionsChang’e 1 orbit tweaked; ESA prepares for trackingEADS (Astrium) results 2011New moon race is on after successful Kaguya launchLockheed Martin submits ORS proposalsNew GPS control segment fully operationalXM Revenues, Losses Grow In 2006Delay of the day: Falcon 1/RazakSAT

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Ekspress AM4 de-orbited

March 26th, 2012 by

Engineers at EADS Astrium have de-orbited the 5,700-kg Russian Ekspress AM4 down on 25 March in a targeted re-entry. The communications satellite burned up over the north Pacific.Other Posts:Satellite Finders – Choosing the Correct Satellite Signal Strength MeterLoral Space & Communications Inc. results 2009Delta II Heavy launches gamma-ray satelliteFive Ways Satellite TV is Superior to CableTDRS 1 to be moved to graveyard orbitWGS-4 encapsulated in payload fairingNDS Sees Healthy Revenue and Profits BoostOHO-1 satellite to be launched by Arianespace

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Boeing receives phased array antenna system contract from Yahsat

March 26th, 2012 by

Boeing has finalised a firm-fixed-price contract with Al Yah Satellite Company (Yahsat), the United Arab Emirates-based multipurpose satellite operator, to design and build active electronically steered phased array antenna systems for aircraft. The value of the contract is not being disclosed.Other Posts:First Falcon 9 test launch now expected on 4 JuneSES Global SA results H1 2006BB SAT to offer broadband service over Superbird satelliteContact with XMM-Newton lostIridium opens Alaska gatewayGlobalstar completes installation of packet data satellite networkHubble repair successful so farUses of Signal Analyzer For OTA, CATV, and Satellite

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An Insight to Digital and Analog Televisions and How They Work

March 26th, 2012 by

Usually a particular frequency is used to send these composite video signals. The frequency is referred to as VHF and UHF channels. If a VCR wants to send the signal to an analog TV, it takes both the signals and modulates the signals with the help of a carrier which has 60 MHz and it sends it to the TV directly.
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