Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-13] Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), provider of construction, repair and refit services for naval, military and commercial vessels, and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (YahSat) have been […]

Singapore has announced its intentions to develop its satellite and space technology industry.

After almost three decades in orbit, the Landsat 5 satellite has set a new world record as the longest-operating Earth observation satellite.

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-13] Brazil has become the first country outside of Russia to host part of the Glonass satellite navigation system. The Brazilian Space Agency and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, […]

In the aftermath of the Russian meteor explosion last week, the international scientific community has renewed the call to make U.S. military satellite data available since those same satellites also detect incoming meteoroid

NASA has announced the next commercial cargo resupply mission will take off on March 1.

Orbital Sciences Antares rocket. Image credit: Orbital Tags: Orbital Sciences, Budget Cuts, Satellite Launch Publication: News.Yahoo.com Publication Date: 02/19/2013 Orbital Sciences’ Michael Hamel, head of business development, has expressed his […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-13] Norsat has launched its new, upgraded fly-away satellite terminal GLOBETrekker 2.0. The multi-band capable terminal is now lighter, faster to deploy and has more features than its […]

Scientists monitoring Asteroid 2012 DA14, which will pass closer to Earth on Friday than any other known object of its size, have ruled out it could pose any threat to orbiting satellites.

[Satellite TODAY 02-12-13] Newtec has signed a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) to streamline the process for acquisition of Newtec satellite equipment and […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-12-13] The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded TrustComm a contract and inclusion on its IT Schedule 70, the federal government’s largest and most widely used acquisition […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-12-13] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a $4.3 million contract with OGSystems (OGS) to develop a prototype surveillance solution for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-13] ViaSat has won a follow-on contract with the United States Marine Corps Systems Command to continue engineering advanced information security for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) mobile devices.   […]

The United Kingdom is getting ready to launch the world's first satellite run entirely using a mobile phone.

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] Commercial X-band operator XTAR has announced it is planning to expand its reach into international markets beyond Western Europe. The company has retained Mercury Swift Solutions as […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] The Satellite Design Lab at the University of Texas has been awarded the first place in the national University Nanosatellite Program competition. Ten universities across the United […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] Lockheed Martin has announced a milestone in the development of flight software for the United States Air Force‘s Global Position System 3 satellites. The flight software is […]

Clyde Space has announced that the first satellite designed and built in Scotland will be launched on board a Russian rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan next June.

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] The Sicilian regional government in Italy has announced its decision to revoke permission for the United States to build a ground station for a satellite defense system […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-13] The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has signed a $34 million firm fixed price contract with ViaSat on behalf of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-13] A group of executives from domestic commercial satellite companies have co-signed a letter to the United States Department of Defense to urge the military to better illustrate […]

DigitalGlobehas announced that construction of its WorldView-3 satellite is on schedule. The company plans to complete the satellite in time for a mid-2014 launch in order to meet the requirements of its EnhancedView contract with the U.S. government.

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-13] DigitalGlobe and GeoEye have announced the completion of their merger. The combined company now has a market capitalization of $2.1 billion, based on the closing price of […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-13] NASA has successfully launched a new Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) Wednesday. The spacecraft is the agency’s 11th TDRS and will be used for communications with […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-13] ITT Exelis received a follow-on contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to provide upgraded satellite remote sensor systems. Exelis will provide additional sensors, simulators and […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-13] Hughes Network Systems, Cisco Systems and the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) will continue to support Habitat for Humanity of Westchester, NY in its recovery efforts after Superstorm […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-13] The need for enhanced communication capabilities and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) requirements for international armed forces is expected to drive demand for military satellites during the […]

MBITR2 Image credit: Thales [Satellite TODAY 01-25-13] Warfighter communications systems developer and manufacturer Thales Communications is introducing its next-generation Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio MBITR2, the company announced Jan. 25.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-13] The United States Army has ordered $5 million in new kits to upgrade 100 Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) AN/PRC-155 two-channel Manpack radios from General Dynamics. […]

Artist conception of the SORCE satellite. Image credit: NASA [Satellite TODAY 01-25-13] Orbital Sciences is celebrating the tenth anniversary of successful operation for its Solar and Radiation Climate Experiment (SORCE) […]