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Archive for October, 2012

New Galileo satellites complete Launch and Early Orbit Phase

October 26th, 2012 by

A week after the dual lift-off from Kourou,…Read more

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NASA’s LADEE spacecraft gets final science instrument installed

October 26th, 2012 by

Engineers at NASAs Ames Research Center, Moffett…Read more

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Dragon to leave ISS on 28 October

October 26th, 2012 by

SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft is expected to…Read more

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Worldwide pay-TV market to Notch up $236 billion in Revenue by the End of 2012

October 26th, 2012 by

Singapore, October 26, 2012–The worldwide pay-TV market is growing on all major TV platforms worldwide, including cable, satellite, and IPTV. Pay-TV service revenue is expected to reach $236 billion by the end of 2012, up from $223 billion in 2011, according to ABI Research’s pay-TV Market Data, which looks at average revenue per user (ARPU) and revenues worldwide. ABI Research expects the pay-TV market to continue to grow 19% over the next five years, generating $281 billion in 2017. Pay terrestrial TV services, however, are losing steam with a small drop in revenue; the French pay-TV platform TV Numeric is in receivership and likely to close at the end of the year. read moreOther Posts:Shuttle countdown continues despite bad weatherESA Receives Proposals For 50 Scientific MissionsFCC approves Orbcomm’s next-generation constellationGBMI takes NSS-11 transponders for new DTH platformBuying a HD Ready […]

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New GEO satellite for China’s Beidou system

October 25th, 2012 by

Rocket: Chang Zheng 3C; Payload: Beidou-16 ‘Compass-G6′; Date: 25 October 2012, 1535 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The navigation satellite was placed into geostationary transfer orbit.

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China dismisses reports about anti-satellite missile test

October 25th, 2012 by

Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun has dismissed media reports about a planned test launch of an anti-satellite missile in November.

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Soyuz TMA-06M docks with International Space Station

October 25th, 2012 by

The Russian manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz TMA-06M has docked with the International Space Station (ISS) after two days of free flight in low Earth orbit.

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USAF awards Lockheed Martin initial contract for SBIRS GEO-5 and 6

October 25th, 2012 by

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin an US$82 million contract to begin initial work on the fifth and sixth geosynchronous (GEO) satellites in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) missile warning constellation.

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