Government/Military

The launch of NASA’s next Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-K) has been delayed because of a rocket part needs to be replaced.

[Satellite TODAY 01-23-13] ITT Exelis has been selected by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to research the development of a small satellite navigation payload. The $2.15 million contract, announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-23-13] The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has unveiled initial development details from its Phoenix Program, which aims to recycle older, non-functional satellites for repurposing. The agency […]

JPSS-1 spacecraft artist rendering. Image credit: JPSS.NOAA.gov [Satellite TODAY 01-22-13] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has cleared the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1) spacecraft in its final major design review. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-13]Essential information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a multi-million dollar contract amendment with the Commonwealth of Australia, the company announced Jan. 17.    MDA […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-13] Lockheed Martin has delivered the second Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO-2) Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) spacecraft to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where it […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-13] Eutelsat Communications will deploy a new generation of advanced functions developed by the satellite’s prime contractor Thales Alenia Space on its upcoming Eutelsat 8 West B satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-13] The Value-Added Services (VAS) market associated with the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) will more than double its current intake of approximately 22 billion euros to 56 […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-11-13] NASA’s Office of Space Communications and Navigation Program will launch its latest Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) Project spacecraft at the end of the month, sending […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-11-13] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received an additional $3.4 million in incremental funding from the United States Army for equipment, field services support and maintenance of Secure Internet […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-10-13] The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has issued a $706 million contract to information solutions and aerospace firm MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) to build, launch and provide […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-10-13] DigitalGlobe subsidiary and imagery provider GeoEye has won a six-figure contract from the RITES Indian government enterprise agency to provide satellite imagery for a freight railway corridor […]

Lockheed Martin announced that the core structure for NOAA's first next-generation geostationary weather satellite has been delivered at NASA's Stennis Space Center for propulsion system integration.

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] The projected costs of the Canadian government’s three-satellite Radarsat constellation program have grown from $600 million to more than $1 billion, according to several reports published Jan. […]

Using data from NASA’s Kepler satellite, astronomers have identified possible evidence for 461 new planets outside our solar system.

Turkey’s first high-resolution optical observation satellite, Gokturk-2, has transmitted its first images.

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] Blue Sky Network, a leading global provider of satellite tracking and communication solutions for aviation, land, and marine, and its reseller partner, S4A have received a Supplemental […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] Aerospace manufacturer ATK will conduct a study of network-centric small satellites as an element of the United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Defense […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] Raytheon has added the Japanese Space Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Global Change Observation Mission 1 satellite to its Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS), Raytheon […]

Iraq has requested the supply of VSAT operations and maintenance services, equipment installation services, upgraded VSAT managed and leased bandwidth, and video teleconferencing equipment from the United States.

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] The General Services Administration (GSA) is developing a Network Services 2020 (NS2020) initiative that will change the government’s approach to acquiring future telecommunications from models previously used […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has once again delayed the joint launch of Indian-French satellite SARAL and several Canadian defense satellites. According to ISRO’s Jan. 4 […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-12] PRV Aerospace has acquired all of the outstanding stock of commercial and military aerospace manufacturer Astro Spar for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced Jan. 4.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] Harris has been awarded the fifth option year of its Network and Space Operations and Maintenance (NSOM) contract initially awarded in 2008 to operate, maintain and logistically […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to manufacture two Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellites for the United States Air Force, confirming a deal that was […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has appointed three new directors for its various operational centers. The state-run space agency hired noted scientist S. Ramakrishnan as director […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Unmanned Systems Solutions (USS) division has recently been awarded contracts totaling $6.1 million to provide specialized products in support of certain national […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Ball Aerospace & Technologies has successfully integrated four of the five payloads and a spacecraft de-orbit module onto the Department of Defense Space Test Program’s Standard Interface […]

The re-election of U.S. President Barack Obama for a second four-year term in a bitterly polarized political climate and era of crisis-level budget deficits can fairly be seen to promise […]

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force have announced they reached a deal for the next two Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellites