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Satellite eyes crowd the skies
Rainbow 1 was launched in 2003 through the combined efforts of Lockheed Martin and Cablevision for broadband and HDTV transmissions.
Cablevision is selling this satellite along with the Voom satellite television service to Echostar Communications for $200 million. Echostar operates the Dish Network.
Credit: Lockheed Martin
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