Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket passed an important test on Friday, when it successfully carried the company’s unmanned Dragon capsule into orbit. But an anomaly on the capsule’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] Lockheed Martin, under contract to develop the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System 3 satellites, has successfully turned on power to the system module of […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] The new GOES-R satellite being built by Lockheed Martin may help provide earlier warnings for severe weather, according to the NOAA. The new satellite would be capable […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-13] The Peruvian Ministry of Education has awarded a $12.8 million three-year contract to Gilat Satellite Networks to provide SkyEdge II-c hub and ‘Aries’ VSAT equipment, installation, maintenance […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-13] Inmarsat has announced the expansion of mobile tactical Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) communications to a broader range of new government users through the company’s L-band satellites.     The company […]

Astrium is seeking for a partner to develop its new geostationary Earth observation satellite, the GO-3S.

[Satellite TODAY 02-27-13] European satellite equipment developer Newtec has been selected by California-based X2nSat to provide equipment for a new B2B broadband and SCADA service, under the brand name ST4G, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-27-13] TS2 Satellite Technologies has expanded its Internet service in Afghanistan using Avanti’s Hylas 2 satellite, which is equipped with Ka bandwidth transponders that enable bidirectional data transmission […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-27-13] Turkmenistan has scheduled the launch of its first national satellite for late 2014. Thales Alenia Space will design and build the satellite, as well as provide assistance […]

A new group to support the “ever-increasing importance of GPS” has formed in Washington, D.C.

[SatelliteTODAY 02-25-13] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched the SARAL Indo-French satellite from its spaceport at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Monday. ISRO’S PSLV rocket also carried Austria’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-13] The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems two contracts to produce the Space-Based Infrared Systems GEO 5-6 satellite (SBIRS) and purchase materials needed to construct its […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-13] The Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA) has selected Janet Nickloy, director of Aerospace Mission Solutions for Harris Corporation, as its 2013 chair. The HPA fosters dialogue between the […]

[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.

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

[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, […]

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 […]