Report: Belarus Seeking Replacement Satellite
Belarus is set to announce a tender for a new national BelKa satellite to replace the one destroyed in a July failure of a Dnepr launch vehicle, RIA Novosti reported...
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Arianespace Launches Two Satellites, JCSAT-10 and Syracuse 3B
Arianespace placed two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit: the JCSAT-10 communications satellite for Japanese operator JSAT Corp., and the Syracuse 3B military communications satellite for the French Ministry of Defense....
Gilat CEO Examines Spacenet Prospects
Gilat Satellite Networks has high hopes for its Spacenet subsidiary over the next 12 months. Gilat recently appointed former SES Americom Chief Commercial Officer Andreas Georghiou as the new CEO...
New Family Of Space-Launch Vehicles Likely To Meet National Security Needs
With no breakthroughs likely in space propulsion or rocket design in the near future, a new family of space-launch vehicles developed for military payloads should satisfy all projected national security...
Serbia Builds GPS Infrastructure Network With Trimble VRS Technology
Trimble announced Aug. 17 it has supplied Global Positioning System (GPS) reference stations and VRS (Virtual Reference Station) software to establish one of the first Eastern Europe nationwide VRS infrastructure...
Boeing To Take $320 Million Charge On Connexion By Boeing
By Dave Ahearn In yet another move to clear away old financial deadwood and gain a fresh start, The Boeing Co. [BA] will take an expected $320 million charge to...
Successful Testing of Raytheon-BAE Systems Bofors GPS-Guided Artillery Projectile
The Raytheon Missile Systems and BAE Systems Bofors‘ Excalibur team successfully test-fired two global positioning system (GPS)-guided 155 mm artillery projectiles that functioned as intended against simulated tactical targets Aug....
Engineers With Security Clearances --A Hot Commodity In Alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – This center of government and military space and missile programs is looking for a few (thousand) good men and women: engineers with security clearances. The unemployment rate...
Connectivity
Canalsat Pleased With Early Mobile TV Efforts, Looks For More
Pay-TV operator Canalsat hopes to make a strong impact in the mobile TV market in France, as the company seeks to boost its revenues outside of its core direct-to-home (DTH)...