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1). First Man-Made Satellite - Sputnik In October of 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first man-made object ever to leave the Earth's atmosphere. At the time, Soviet news age 2). How to Choose a Satellite Provider - Part I Choosing a Satellite TV Provider By Gary Davis 3). Artificial Satellite Types Artificial Satellite Types By Gary DavisDish-Network-S 4). What is HDTV? High Definition TeleVision is what HDTV literally means. But high definition compared to what? In order to answer this question, we need to know a 5). How to Choose a Satellite Provider - Part II Choosing a Satellite TV Provider - Part 2 By Gary Davis 6). Satellite TV Reception Satellite TV Reception By Gary Davis 7). Satellite Orbits Any object that moves around the earth has an orbit. The orbit is defined by 3 factors. The first is the shape of the orbit, which can be circular 8). Satellite TV - The First Fifty Years Satellite TV may seem quite new, but its history actually spans over a fifty year period. The original concept of satellite television is 9). How a Satellite TV Antenna Works How a Satellite TV Antenna Works By Gary Davis 10). How a Satellite Dish Works How a Satellite Dish Works By Gary DavisDish-Network- 11). Types of Satellite TV Systems - TVRO and DBS In the USA there are 2 types of satellite TV systems. The first is TVRO which stands for TeleVision Receive Only. The second is DBS which stands f 12). Proposed DirecTV and DISH Network Merger It was in October 2001 that General Motors Hughes (Parent company of Direct TV) and EchoStar Communications Corp., trader of Dish Network agreed t 13). Future of Satellite TV Future of Satellite TV By Gary DavisDish-Network-Satel 14). Satellite vs. Cable There's a battle going on between Cable TV and Satellite TV. Many people wonder what the best choice really is. The best choice may lay in these f 15). Satellite Launches and Operations A satellite is built in such a way that it is as light as possible. This way it can carry more fuel with it, which increases its life in orbit. Th 16). Analog vs. Digital Transmission Remember the old days of analog TV, radio, etc. Most of us do unless you’re really young. And still today there are plenty of analog systems