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King Abdul-aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has selected the high-capacity Ka-band satellite system from ViaSat Inc. as the service platform for its National Satellite Data Network.
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Many people wishing to watch freeview TV in the UK probably wonder how hard it is to install their own TV aerial. Here are the facts. Aerial installation can be extremely easy in some cases in others next to impossible without professional equipment and knowledge in others.
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International Launch Services (ILS) successfully carried the Y1B satellite into geostationary transfer orbit on an ILS Proton for Al Yah Satellite Communications (Yahsat) of Abu Dhabi. This was third ILS Proton launch so far this year and the 72nd ILS Proton launch overall.
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The J-2X engine is currently on the A-2 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi for an extensive round of tests to build on last year’s successful test firings. The engine will provide upper-stage power for NASA’s evolved Space Launch System (SLS), a new heavy-lift rocket capable of missions to deep space.
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The centre section of the backplane structure that will fly on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been completed, marking an important milestone in the telescope’s hardware development, the agency said.
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Hispasat said it increased revenue in 2011, which grew 3.4% over the previous year, reaching a total of EUR187.5 million.
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Inmarsat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with GMPCS to appoint the broadcast media solutions specialist as a Value Added Reseller of Global Xpress .
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Rocket: Proton-M/Briz-M; Payload: Y1B (Yahsat 1B); Date: 23 April 2012, 2218 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Proton M launch vehicle, utilising a 5-burn Briz M mission design, lifted off from Pad 39 at Baikonur. Separation of the satellite is scheduled to occur approximately 9 hours, 12 minutes after lift-off (too late for this issue).