http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2012 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 8:46:00 EST Comtech EF Data Wins Mobile Backhaul Contract in Latin America Comtech EF Data was awarded a $4.1 million contract to provide satellite communications equipment supporting mobile backhaul network expansion to an unnamed telecommunications operator in Latin America. Comtech EF Data said the contract included... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/geolocation/38193.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The future of NASA seems to be open to debate as budget cuts increase. With more encouragement than ever for private sector involvement in things like human spaceflight, will NASA retain its iconic status, or gradually start to fade into the shadows? When the United States created NASA at the height of the... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/geolocation/38019.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a U.S. Congressional Commission charged with monitoring the trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (China) and assessing its security implications, issued a draft annual report in late October... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/geolocation/37896.html Thu, 1 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST Arianespace Grabs Optus 10 Launch Deal Australian satellite operator Optus has selected Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket to launch its new Optus 10 spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit in the middle of 2013 from the European Spaceport in French Guiana. Optus 10 will be the sixth satellite launched by... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/geolocation/37907.html Thu, 1 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 10-17-11] DigitalGlobe has launched two new geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) services, DigitalGlobe FirstWatch and its Diplomatic Facilities Support Package with partner CACI International, the high-resolution Earth imagery solutions provider announced Oct 17.    DigitalGlobe... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/geolocation/37717.html Mon, 17 Oct 2011 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 09-26-11] While congressional committees work to trim the United States’ costs by targeting valuable science and weather satellite programs, Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Andy Harris (R- Md.) admitted during a Sept. 23 House hearing that the government has already... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/geolocation/37598.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 0:00:00 EDT The World Radiocommunication Conference in 2007 (WRC-07) adopted Resolution 673 on increased recognition of Earth observation and its applications. That resolution in turn led to a series of ITU recommendations, reports, conference and even a handbook on the importance of these services. Now the Earth... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/geolocation/37283.html Thu, 1 Sep 2011 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 08-23-11]The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) decided to ground its Proton-M rocket after an Aug. 18 Khrunichev launch failure placed the $265 million Express AM-4 satellite into a bad orbit and caused the satellite to lose connection with its ground station. The incident... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/geolocation/37361.html Tue, 23 Aug 2011 0:00:00 EDT With more and more countries around the world looking to develop a space based capability, but wanting to do it on a budget, it has never been a better time to be a small satellite manufacturer. Here, we look at international developments in the small satellite market, and why countries all the way from... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/geolocation/37150.html Mon, 1 Aug 2011 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 07-28-11] GeoEye’s stocks are surging based on rumors that were published July 27 from various financial analysis firms that the imagery solutions provider hired Goldman Sachs to explore a possible acquisition sale to potential suitors such as Lockheed Martin, Harris Corp., EADS Astrium... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/geolocation/37196.html Thu, 28 Jul 2011 0:00:00 EDT