Government/Military
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Government/Military
GeoEye Selects Cleversafe to Provide Satellite Image Archive
[Satellite TODAY 01-13-12] Satellite imagery, location information products and image processing services provider GeoEye has selected Cleversafe to provide a secure, active archive to store and maintain their image catalog, […]
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Government/Military
A.I. Solutions Ink Five-Year Deal to Support U.S. Gov’t Launch Operations
[Satellite TODAY 01-12-12] A.I. Solutions has signed a five-year contract to provide program management and engineering services in support of NASA, U.S. Department of Defense and other government and commercial […]
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Government/Military
Encompass Government Solutions Added to GSA Schedule 70
[Satellite TODAY 01-12-12] Encompass Government Solutions has been awarded a Schedule 70 contract for information technology services from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Encompass confirmed Jan. 11. Encompass […]
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Government/Military
Measat Promotes Bin Abdul, Lim to Vice President Management Positions
[Satellite TODAY 01-12-12] Satellite operator Measat has named Zainudin bin Abdul as its vice president of satellite engineering and operations and Yau Chyong Lim as its vice president of business […]
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Government/Military
Air Force: Lockheed Martin’s LCC Solution Critical to Launch GPS 3 On Time
[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-12-12] Lockheed Martin will provide Launch and Checkout Capability (LCC) to command and control all GPS 3 satellites from launch through early on-orbit testing under a $21.5 […]
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Government/Military
Roskosmos Chief Baffled by Recent Launch Failures; Hints at Foreign Interference
[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-11-12] In a Jan. 10 statement to press officials, Roskosmos Chief Vladimir Popovkin said that he had no clear explanation for Russia’s failed launch of the $163 […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Sets WGS-4 Launch Date
[Satellite TODAY 01-11-12] The U.S. Air Force scheduled the launch of its fourth Wideband Global Satcom satellite (WGS-4) for Jan. 19. The satellite will ride aboard a United Launch Alliance […]
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Government/Military
Frequency Electronics Grabs Follow-on WGS Hardware Contract
[Satellite TODAY 01-11-12] Control and synchronization product developer for terrestrial applications Frequency Electronics has been awarded follow-on contracts to provide timing and microwave frequency sources for the eighth and ninth […]
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Government/Military
Chinese Ambassador: Bolivia’s First Satellite Will Launch in March 2013
[Satellite TODAY 01-09-12] China will launch Bolivia’s first telecommunications satellite, Tupac Katari, into orbit in December 2013, Chinese Ambassador to Bolivia Shen Zhiliang announced Jan 5. The satellite is […]
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Government/Military
MDA, EarthView to Distribute Radarsat Service in China
[Satellite TODAY 01-09-12] Canadian space and satellite information solutions company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), has issued a contract to EarthView Image valued at $3 million, the companies announced Jan. […]
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Government/Military
U.K. Science Minister Confirms Government Support for New Satellite Facility
[Satellite News 01-06-12] The British government has taken up plans to foster domestic research and technology work and develop its satellite applications industry through the construction of a new facility […]
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Government/Military
GeoEye, ScanEx Score Key Russian Government Imagery Contract
[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-05-12] GeoEye and its Russian partner ScanEx Research and Development Center have been contracted by the Russian government to provide millions of square kilometers of high-resolution satellite […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Awards Carrier Spectrum Monitoring, Geolocation Deal to Glowlink
[Satellite TODAY 01-05-12] Glowlink has been awarded a competitive contract by the U.S. Air Force for satellite carrier monitoring and interference geo-location capabilities, the company confirmed Jan. 4. The […]
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Government/Military
Comtech Mobile Datacom Wins Multiple MTS, BFT-1 Orders
[Satellite TODAY 01-04-12] Comtech Mobile Datacom has received multiple orders totaling $16.6 million to support the U.S. Army’s Movement Tracking System (MTS) and Blue-Force Tracking-1 (BFT-1) programs, parent company Comtech […]
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Government/Military
DARPA to Issue Contracts Supporting Phoenix Satellite Repurposing Program
[Satellite TODAY 01-04-12] The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will award about $36 million in contracts to companies interested in building system components for its Phoenix program, which […]
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Government/Military
Thales Set to Close Tampa Microwave Acquisition in Early 2012
[Satellite TODAY 01-04-12] Thales Group expects their acquisition of privately held RF and microwave developer Tampa Microwave to close in early 2012 following regulatory approvals, the company confirmed Jan. 3. […]
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Government/Military
Globalstar Signs Polish Distribution Agreement with TS2
[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] Globalstar’s Europe Satellite Services subsidiary has signed an authorized distribution agreement with TS2 Satellite Technologies to act as its distributor for mobile satellite voice and duplex data […]
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Government/Military
Military WGS Program Begins 2012 with New Infrastructure Support Contract
[Satellite News 01-03-12] The Pentagon has awarded a significant satellite ground infrastructure contract to aerospace, defense and information solutions provider ITT Exelis, which will provide mission support to its Wideband […]
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Government/Military
Human Space Access: A Dangerous Waiting Game?
The dangers inherent for access to space, as well as the security of crew members already there in the period between the retirement of the space shuttle and the arrival […]
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Government/Military
NASA Sees Private Sector as Key to Escaping LEO
The future of NASA seems to be open to debate as budget cuts increase. With more encouragement than ever for private sector involvement in things like human spaceflight, will NASA […]
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Government/Military
GSA Adds Skycasters to U.S. Government Satcom Award Program
[Satellite TODAY 12-30-11] Broadband solutions provider Skycasters has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contract to provide satellite Internet service to GSA government agencies, the company announced Dec. […]
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Government/Military
Chinese Official Confirms Beidou Navigation, Positioning System Service Launch
[Satellite TODAY 12-29-11] China’s Beidou global positioning system (GPS) network has started providing services to the country and the surrounding regions, Chinese Satellite Navigation System Office Director Ran Chengqi announced […]
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Connectivity
LuxSpace Ships Orbcomm’s VesselSat2 to CGWIC
[Satellite TODAY 12-28-11] OHB System affiliate LuxSpace has completed construction and testing of the LuxSpace VesselSat2 AIS satellite for Orbcomm, the M2M data communications company announced Dec. 27. LuxSpace […]
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Government/Military
ESA Successfully Tests Galileo IOV Triple-Frequency Signals
[Satellite TODAY 12-28-11] The European Space Agency (ESA) has successful received the first triple-frequency signals from its Galileo in-orbit validation (IOV) spacecraft, ESA confirmed Dec. 27. ESA said that […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Wins Air Force Deal to Incorporate ADS-B into FAA Infrastructure
[Satellite TODAY 12-27-11] Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to incorporate Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) capability into its suite of APX-119 Identification Friend […]
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Government/Military
Boeing Wins $296 Million Authorization to Begin WGS-8 Construction
[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-23-11] Satellite manufacturer Boeing has secured a $296 million contract option to produce the Wideband Global Satellite (WGS)-8, the eighth in a series of military communications satellites […]
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Government/Military
TCS Inks Second Extension to U.S. Army WWSS Program Contract
[Satellite TODAY 12-23-11] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has won a second extension to its U.S. Army World-Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, TCS announced Dec. 21. TCS will […]
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Government/Military
China’s Long March 4B Orbits Ziyuan I-02C Remote-Sensing Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 12-23-11] China has successfully launched China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.’s (CASC) Ziyuan I-02C high-resolution remote-sensing satellite on a Long March 4B rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch […]
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Government/Military
GMV GNSS Products Successfully Track Galileo PRN 11 Signals
[Satellite TODAY 12-23-11] Spanish space systems company GMV has successfully tracked both the data and pilot channels of the Galileo PRN 11 satellite with its own line of GNSS receiver […]
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Government/Military
SES Completes Testing on CHIRP; Signs U.K. Broadband Deal with Rustyice
[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-22-11] SES Government Solutions (SES-GS) has successfully completed initial on-orbit testing on the Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP) that launched on the SES-2 satellite in September, the […]