Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 08-30-12] The Russian NPO Molniya Space Design Bureau is developing a hypersonic unmanned rocket vehicle that is capable of putting satellites into orbit, according to an RIA Novosti […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-30-12] The European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat) has signed a cooperative agreement with the Chinese State Oceanic Administration that will allow both agencies to […]

[Satellite News 08-27-12] The Future Comsatcom Services Acquisition (FCSA) program’s latest award phase under its CS2 component has pumped $2.6 billion into the satellite communications industry after the U.S. General […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-27-12] The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has procured L-3 GCS Hawkeye 3 Lite 1.2M and Hawkeye 3 2.0M VSAT terminals equipped with iConnex e800 satellite router boards […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-27-12] Satellite-based managed network services provider Globecomm Systems has received various infrastructure contracts from U.S. government agencies valued at $5.9 million, the company announced Aug. 27.    Globecomm […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-12] The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has issued five-year contracts to eight companies to provide up to $2.6 billion in satellite telecom solutions and end-to-end managed network […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-12] NASA has postponed the launch of two Radiation Belt Storm Probe spacecraft after a malfunction with a tracking system occurred late in the mission’s final countdown, NASA […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-12] EADS Astrium subsidiary Vizada has been awarded a multi-year contract valued over $13.5 million to provide satellite services to an unnamed U.S. government agency, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-12] The Canadian Defense Department is planning a new $1 billion Arctic surveillance satellite network as a follow-on program to its previously announced Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM), Canadian […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] Norwegian technology developer Kongsberg confirmed Aug. 21 that its Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) business unit was awarded a $22.4 million contract to provide ground station services for […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] U.S. Air Force Space Command declared that the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) Block-10 satellite achieved initial operational capability and is ready to support U.S. Strategic Command […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in South Africa has designed and built the country’s first nanosatellite that will be launched into space from Russia in […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is planning its 100th launch, which will carry two foreign satellites into orbit in September aboard a PSLV C-21 rocker, ISRO […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] Japan’s Marubeni Aerospace will help Myanmar launch a small Earth observation that will be used for the country’s Ministry of Transport and Meteorology and Hydrology Department, Marubeni […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-12] Spanish satellite ground systems supplier GMV has named Julia MacDonough director of defense and intelligence business development for its U.S. operation GMV USA, the company announced Aug. […]

[Satellite News 08-21-12] Boeing is working on the Pentagon’s Family of Advanced Beyond-line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) program under a different fixed-price structure than was originally agreed upon under the original $235 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-12] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary SAT Corp. has received a multi-million dollar order to supply its Monics carrier monitoring system and related products to Space Systems/Loral […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-17-12] The Russian federal Space agency Roskosmos could be transformed into a state-run corporation as a result of its failure earlier this month to launch two communications […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-12] NASA has selected the Norwegian Space Center (NSC) to provide combined data support services for NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program, the agency confirmed Aug. 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-15-12] NASA’s Small Spacecraft Technology Program has awarded contracts to three teams working on ways to exploit the advantages of CubeSats, the agency announced Aug. 14.    NASA […]

MSS satellite services provider Inmarsat has appointed Andy Start president of the company’s global government business unit, Inmarsat announced Aug. 13.    Start will work with the global government market […]

[Satellite News 08-14-12] After Kratos acquired Integral Systems in May 2011, the newly formed Kratos Integral Systems has been focused on providing a slew of satellite support services, such as […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-12] NASA has completed negotiations with several satellite companies and has finalized its contracts for the spacecraft and instruments that comprise the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1), NASA […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-12] Canada has allocated $38.9 million in funds to equip Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) satellite station facilities with state-of-the-art antenna systems, Canadian government officials announced Aug. 13.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-12] The U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite has successfully arrived at its geostationary-orbit test location following its May 4 launch, the Air Force confirmed […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-12] MSS satellite services provider Inmarsat has appointed Andy Start president of the company’s global government business unit, Inmarsat announced Aug. 13.    Start will work with the […]

A common misconception in the satellite media realm is that the hosted payload is a new technology that emerged from the financial crisis and government requirements to cut costs. Of […]

Top officials in both European and U.S. government agencies and militaries are increasingly considering hosted payloads for a wider range of applications as both regions take cost-cutting into account in […]

Satellite manufacturers are opening the door to new hosted payload deals by showcasing the abilities of their new satellite bus models. Boeing Satellite Systems International (BSSI) has been pushing several […]

Maj. Gen. Mike Milford, head of ICT operations division for the Australian Defense Force (ADF) believes that hosted payloads offer comparative advantages over traditional "owned and operated" solutions, including shared […]