Satellite News

More and more home owners these days prefer to equip their entertainment system with a satellite TV service. They have a good reason for making this decision because satellite TV services are jam packed with a huge collection of different programs like news, sports and even classic movies. And the most sought after movie like picture and sound quality makes your satellite TV viewing experience second to none.
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When you compare satellite TV providers, you need to look beyond price alone and consider the quality of the satellite TV technology they offer. Ease of use, reliability, signal quality, and type of contract options are just as important as price, although, of course, price matters too.
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The Sea Launch vessels have departed Sea Launch Home Port in Long Beach, California for the equator, in preparation for the launch of the Intelsat-19 satellite owned by Intelsat. Lift-off is planned for 0523 UTC on 1 June at the opening of a 120-minute launch window.
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Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced that the SES-5 satellite, designed and built for SES, has arrived at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where it will be launched aboard a Proton Briz M vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS).
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NEC Corporation announced its role as a primary contractor of “Shizuku” (GCOM-W1), the water cycle observation satellite under the direction of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that the Small Demonstration Satellite-4 (SDS-4) completed its critical phase operations and moved to the initial phase.
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Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation announced it has delivered a novel CubeSat solar array drive assembly (SADA) to MMA Design LLC, for integration into their High Watts per Kilogram (HaWK) tracked power system.
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