http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2012 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 5:53:36 EST [Satellite TODAY 02-09-12] The Russian government may spend 346.5 billion rubles ($12 billion) on its Glonass satellite navigation system between 2012 and 2020, according to reports issued Feb. 8 to Russian newspapers.  ... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/headlines/38300.html Thu, 9 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 02-06-12] The European Commission (EC) has finalizing $400 million in contracts to build eight more Galileo navigation network spacecraft and adapt Arianespace’s Ariane 5 heavy-lift launcher to deliver four satellites to orbit in a single flight, officials confirmed Feb. 3.  ... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/esa/38283.html Mon, 6 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 02-06-12] Redu Space Services (RSS), a joint venture of SES and QinetiQ Space, has been awarded a contract by Astrium for the design, development, testing and delivery of the Mission Operation Center (MOC) as part of the European Data Relay System (EDRS) program, Redu announced Feb. 3... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/headlines/38279.html Mon, 6 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 02-02-12] MDA has signed a group of contracts with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue upgrading the FAA’s Instrument Procedure Development System (IPDS), MDA announced Feb. 1.    The contracts total... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/headlines/38270.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 02-01-12] With Eumetsat’s Metop-B weather satellite now past its final checks with manufacturer Astrium and scheduled for transport to the Baikonur cosmodrome to be launched in May, Eumetsat Director General Alain Ratier said the Metop program is progressing much smoother than expected... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/esa/38266.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 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 New arbitration rules have recently been launched for resolution of disputes relating to outer space activities. The Optional Rules for Arbitration of Disputes Relating to Outer Space Activities was developed by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), based in The Hague. The PCA adopted the new rules last... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/applications/10/38178.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 01-31-12] Orbit Communication was selected by Russian space company STEC to supply a commercial ground station solution supporting dual communication with Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites, the company announced Jan. 30.    The contract... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/headlines/38257.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 01-30-12] The Czech government has entered into an agreement with the European Union (EU) to host the headquarters of Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/headlines/38253.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 01-27-12] The Indian government has forced former Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman Gopalan Madhavan Nair and three of his colleagues to immediately resign all positions and roles with ISRO following the results of an investigation into a contract that was signed between... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/isro/38249.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST