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The docked “Edoardo Amaldi” Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 (ATV-3) fired its engines at 1306 UTC on 5 April for 15 minutes, 4 seconds, increasing the International Space Station’s orbit.Other Posts:Infrastructure contract extensions for Lockheed, BoeingCOM DEV USA awarded contract to provide UHF equipmentNetcom Africa signs deal with SES World SkiesDelay of the day: Cartosat 2New launch date for Measat 3aDish Network For TeensMotorola sues Iridium for damagesGlobeCast Adds Baby Network

Roskosmos and ESA agreed in principle to conduct the ExoMars joint project on Mars exploration, Roskosmos said.Other Posts:Shin Satellite PCL results Q2 2007Globecomm Receives Extension From Afghan TelecomHughes Signs With TerreStar For Turnkey Base StationControl Which Satellite TV Channels Your Family Has Access ToIranian TV report about planned student satelliteAndrew adds low-PIM capabilities to satellite productsNew GSLV upper stage fails on inaugural flightU.S. wants change in Indian, Chinese DTH policies

Fragments of a Russian Molniya-1T military communication satellite will fall over southern areas of the Pacific Ocean late on 6 April (UTC), Russian Aerospace Defense Forces spokesman Col. Alexei Zolotukhin was quoted as saying.Other Posts:Newsat Opens Dubai Office In Internet CityChina says Beidou 1D problem fixedBabyFirst TV – Educational Programming For Young OnesArianespace to launch ViaSat-1Reasons to Switch From Cable to Satellite TV This SummerSwe-Dish Wins U.K. Military DealQinetiq To Launch Interference Geolocation ServiceUkraine delays delivery of Taurus II parts

The global space economy grew to US$289.77 billion in 2011, reflecting a surprisingly robust single-year expansion of 12.2% and five-year growth of 41% in a global economy that has been suppressed in many other sectors. The new global space economic numbers come from the Space Foundation’s publication, “The Space Report 2012: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity.”Other Posts:European Space Agency Signs Cooperative DealHigh Definition Satellite Dish TVSES Adds Two Board MembersTransport cargo vehicle Progress M-14M docked to the ISSChina sets new record with latest Beidou launchChina plans to launch next-gen oceanographic satellite 2010Testing of first GPS IIF satellite continuesThe Difference Between Cable and Dish Providers

NASA has selected United Launch Services to launch the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R and S, or GOES-R and GOES-S.Other Posts:Indonesia wants slot backNorthrop Grumman Corp. (Aerospace Systems) results Q2 2009Seven Ways for Sports Fans to Maximize Their Television TimeFive years ago: Huygens lands on TitanBCE Sees Uptick In RevenuesSirius XM Radio results Q3 2009Marlink renews and expands contract with TSBcDelay of the day: I-4 F3

Satellite navigation is progressing swiftly, in fact so swiftly that its printed textbooks can’t keep pace – so ESA has introduced its own wiki-based information source, Navipedia, which is also the first ever ESA technical wiki opened to the public.Other Posts:Update: Rokot launches several satellitesThe Unbeatable Performance of Digital TV To CustomersAsia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited interim results H1 2008Most advanced commercial spysat launched by Delta IISATCOM C-4 put in graveyard orbitEtisalat secures capacity on Intelsat 15How To Choose The Right Satellite TV Provider Between Dish Network Vs DirecTVObituary: Dan Olmstead

Los Angeles, Calif. , April 5, 2012- The Satellite TV  industry is in the midst of a revolution according to a report by IBISWorld. Satellite TV providers  supply popular family shows, news, movies, sports, documentaries and other products to a growing swarm of eager subscribers willing to pay for in-home entertainment. For example, the introduction of high-definition (HD) TV vastly improved the quality of shows and attracted subscribers even as disposable income dropped during the Great Recession.

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Rocket: Delta IV Medium-plus 5,2; Payload: NROL-25; Date: 3 April 2012, 2312 UTC; Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base. The rocket carried a national security payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, reportedly with a retrograde target orbit inclined 123 degrees relative to the equator.
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