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NASA selected Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] to provide an Atlas V rocket to launch the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) in 2009. The Atlas V 541 will lift off from Cape...

NASA selected GMV Space Systems Inc. to provide mission planning and scheduling software for the first NASA Goddard mission to the moon. GMV’s Flexplan tool, which uses an algorithm generator...

Planetlink Communications Inc. received a contract to provide GPS-based asset tracking services for a pair of moving and storage companies, Planetlink announced June 14. The agreements expand Planetlink’s deal with...

Astrata Group Inc. received an order from AST Europe Group AB for 50,000 Fleet Management/AVL devices and associated software, Astrata announced June 14. The order is expected to produce 13.45...

A Russian Soyuz rocket launched the Resurs-DK imagery satellite June 15 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, according to Itar-Tass. The satellite can collect imagery with a resolution of 1 meter and also...

TV Vlaanderen, a new direct-to-home provider in Belgium, signed a deal with SES Astra for more satellite capacity at Astra’s orbital position at 19.2 degrees East. TV Vlaanderen hopes to...

Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC signed with the U.S. Navy Inventory Control Point a $31.5 million contract to provide logistics support for the USC-38 satellite communications system. Under the five-year...

Loral Skynet has launched a group of satellite-based contingency services, the company announced June 15. The services are designed to provide organizations with backup network services in the event terrestrial...

Sea Launch is scheduled to loft the Galaxy 16 communications satellite into orbit for Panamsat Corp. June 17. The launch, aboard a Zenit-3SL rocket, is scheduled for 3:50 a.m. EDT...