Government/Military
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Government/Military
ASC Signal Enables Active RF Component Switching on Antenna Systems
[Satellite TODAY 06-12-12] ASC Signal has released new redundancy technology and product options designed to provide simplified, seamless switching of active radio frequency components on the company’s fixed and transportable […]
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Government/Military
ISS Reshetnev Director General Confirms Ukrainian Satellite Launch Delay
[Satellite TODAY 06-11-12] The launch of the first Ukrainian telecommunications satellite, Lybid, will be pushed back from its original 2013 target date due to the year-and-a-half it took to reach […]
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Government/Military
European Union Facing Earth Science Satellite Shortfalls
[Satellite News 06-08-12] Efforts are being coordinated between the European Space Agency (ESA) and other space agencies to fill in the gaps left by the European Union’s (EU) recent loss […]
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Government/Military
GeoEye Receives $111 Million NGA Payment for Passing EnhancedView CDR
[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] GeoEye has successfully passed a critical design review milestone for the development of the GeoEye-2 satellite under the EnhancedView program, which triggers the $111 million cost-share payment […]
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Government/Military
Orbital Sciences Delivers NASA NuSTAR Satellite to Launch Site
[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] Orbital Sciences’ PegasusR rocket has arrived at its launch site in the mid-Pacific Ocean to orbit NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) satellite, the company announced June […]
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Government/Military
Boeing Teams Up with Raytheon, Harris to Support Air Force GPS Contract
[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] Boeing, Raytheon and Harris Corp. have partnered to complete development and sustainment work on a U.S. Air Force contract for GPS ground hardware and software for space […]
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Government/Military
ISRO Testing GSAT-7 Satellite for Indian Navy
[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has built a dedicated satellite for the Indian Navy that will be launched this summer by Arianespace on an Ariane-5 rocket […]
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Government/Military
Harris Completes CDR for GOES-R Ground Segment
[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] Harris Corp. has successfully completed the critical design review on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-series (GOES-R) ground segment and has been approved to begin implementation for […]
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Government/Military
Air Force: SBIRS GEO-1 Exceeding Performance Expectations
[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-06-12] The Lockheed Martin-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite is exceeding performance expectations and is on schedule to achieve operational certification later this year, […]
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Government/Military
ESA Confirms Three Science Satellite Launch Delays
[Satellite TODAY 06-05-12] The launches of three European Space Agency (ESA) scientific satellites have been delayed due to technical issues at three separate launch sites, ESA officials confirmed June 4. […]
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Government/Military
DigitalGlobe Reseller Doubles Russian Contract Order
[Satellite TODAY 06-05-12] DigitalGlobe will significantly expand its delivery of high-resolution imagery to Roslesinforg, a division of the Federal Forestry Agency of Russia, through its Sovzond regional distributor, the companies […]
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Government/Military
Boeing to Explore Airborne Satellite Launches for DARPA
[Satellite TODAY 06-04-12] Boeing has been awarded an 18-month, $4.5 million study contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to evaluate technologies for on-demand small satellite launch […]
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Government/Military
Telesat Wins Canadian Government X-band Service Deal
[Satellite TODAY 06-04-12] Satellite fleet operator Telesat will provide X-band satellite bandwidth to Canadian government agencies located in Canada and throughout the world under a new contract it has signed […]
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Government/Military
Boeing Alters U.S. Air Force FAB-T Contract Agreement
[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-01-12] Boeing has agreed to alter the structure of its next-generation satellite communications terminal contract agreement with the Pentagon, the company announced May 31. The contract will […]
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Government/Military
SpaceX’s Dragon Returns to Earth
[Satellite TODAY 06-01-12] SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft returned from its NASA demonstration mission after departed from the International Space Station in the early morning of May 31, SpaceX CEO and Chief […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Inks $68 Million GPS 3 Deal
[Satellite TODAY 06-01-12] Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $68 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide mission readiness, launch, early orbit checkout and on-orbit operations engineering support […]
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Government/Military
Advantech Unveils New Satellite Tech Products for Military End Users
[Satellite TODAY 06-01-12] Advantech Wireless has introduced its new KR Series of products for military applications, the company announced May 31. Designed for in-theatre use, the Advantech Wireless KR […]
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Connectivity
ASC Signal Releases New Mobile Antenna for Military, Commercial Users
[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] ASC Signal unveiled a new 2.4-meter nomadic antenna that aims to incorporate its advanced mobile features in a compact unit for rapid deployment, the company announced May […]
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Connectivity
Proteus, DigitalGlobe Partner to Develope Seabed Mapping Products
[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] Proteus has entered into a partnership with DigitalGlobe to provide bathymetric and seabed-mapping products derived from DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-2 satellite imagery, the companies announced May 30. Proteus […]
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Connectivity
Iridium Comes Through Initial Trials of U.S. DoD PTT Radio System
[Satellite TODAY 05-30-12] Cambridge Consultants and Iridium Communications have successfully completed initial trials of key new components of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Distributed Tactical Communications System (DTCS), a […]
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Government/Military
Boeing Completes PDR Review
[Satellite TODAY 05-29-12] Boeing completed the software Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its Commercial Crew Development (CCDev-2) initiative, as part of NASA’s Space Act Agreement last week, the company announced May […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Receives SBIRS Structure
[Satellite TODAY 05-29-12] Lockheed Martin has received the core structure for the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous satellite (GEO-4), the company announced May 24. […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft Successfully Docks at ISS
[Satellite TODAY 05-29-12] The Dragon spacecraft has been successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX announced May 25. This comes three days after the successful launch of the […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Air Force Official Talks of More Expansive Hosted Payload Strategy (Part Two)
[Satellite News 05-25-12] In the first part of this two-part interview Col. Michael Lakos, Chief, Global Mission Support Division of the U.S. Air Force, spoke about the Air Force’s perspective […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX President: “Indescribable Joy”
[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-24-11] After the drama of the aborted launch of the Falcon 9 May 19, SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon 9 May 22, carrying the Dragon spacecraft towards […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Air Force Official Talks of More Expansive Hosted Payload Strategy (Part One)
[Satellite News 05-24-12] While hosted payload-type deals have been relatively few and far between in the industry, there is hope that there may be some more highly innovative ones coming […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX has Successful Mission
[Satellite TODAY 05-23-11] SpaceX has successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit. The company, which had to dramatically abort the mission at the last second […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX Launch Drama
[Satellite TODAY 05-22-11] SpaceX aborted the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station in the last seconds to launch on May 19. The company said the […]
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Government/Military
Obama Threatens to Veto Bill that Includes Satellite Export Control Changes
[Satellite TODAY 05-21-12] The U.S. National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013 has been amended to includea measure that would give the U.S. president authority to ease export restrictions […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Opens Wallet for Two ULA Launches
[Satellite TODAY 05-16-12] The U.S. Air Force will pay United Launch Alliance (ULA) $398 million to launch two satellites by late 2014, the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed May 14. […]