Land Launch Signs Contract To Place Asiasat 5 In Orbit
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (Asiasat) signed a contract with Sea Launch to loft the Asiasat 5 satellite into orbit aboard a Land Launch rocket in the second half of...
Month: May 2006
Sea Launch To Orbit Echostar 11
Sea Launch Co. revealed that it signed a contract in November to place the Echostar 11 satellite in orbit for Echostar Communications Corp. The satellite, being manufactured by Space Systems/Loral,...
DISA Certifies Globecomm Terminal
The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) granted full certification to the SC-9a X-band satellite communications thermal manufactured by Globecomm Systems Inc., the company announced May 5.
Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Hybrid Launch Vehicle Study Contract
Lockheed Martin received one of four contracts from the U.S. Air Force to develop concepts for a hybrid launch vehicle with a reusable first-stage booster and an expendable upper state,...
SES Global Posts Improvements In 2006 First Quarter
SES Global reported revenues of 329 million euros ($418.8 million) in the first quarter of 2006, up 13 percent from revenues of 290 million euros ($369.2 million) in the first...
Gilat Wins Further Mexican Deal
Gilat Satellite Networks won a key remote education contract in Latin America, as the VSAT provider was selected by Integradores de Tecnologia to provide an 8,500-site Skyedge network that will...
NASA Lacks Money To Run Its Programs, Study Finds
NASA isn’t able to pay for its existing and planned programs, a new congressionally mandated study concludes. Focusing on NASA space and earth science programs, for example, the study found...
Lockheed Delivers Gear For Geosynchronous Orbit Satellite
Lockheed Martin Corp. delivered components for the first geosynchronous orbit (GEO) satellite in the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS), the missile warning system, according to the company. The software will provide...
Air Force Signs Lockheed Martin For Hybrid Launch Vehicle
The Air Force selected Lockheed Martin Corp. to advance the Hybrid Launch Vehicle (HLV) program. Lockheed received a $2.5 million contract for work on the HLV studies and analysis program....