Government/Military

[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 […]

[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 […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-22-11] Commercial-off-the-shelf blue force and blue personnel tracking (BFT/BPT) specialist Track24 Defense has integrated SkyWave’s IsatData Pro service to its SCC Titan solution to allow its clients to […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-11] Raytheon has successfully tested its U.S. Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite to provide secure communications for the U.S. military and international […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-20-11] European space company Astrium received the necessary regulatory approvals to complete its acquisition of global satellite communications services provider Vizada. The companies confirmed Dec. 16 that […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-20-11] An Arianespace Soyuz STA rocket has successfully orbited the Pleiades 1A, SSOT and four ELISA satellites from the European spaceport in French Guiana, the launch company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-19-11] The Russian and Indian governments announced their intention to cooperate efforts in the development of satellite navigation equipment and the provision of services to civilian users of […]

[Satellite News 12-19-11] Raytheon Network Centric Systems has developed several military terminals that have become the first to successfully test with the Pentagon’s on-orbit Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellites. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-11] SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will attempt the first commercial cargo run to the International Space Station (ISS) on Feb. 7, NASA announced earlier this week. In addition, NASA […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-11] The government and military satellite industry will need to provide higher-level solutions for less cost in order to capitalize on a market set to nearly double in […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-11] Global missions communications provider Cable & Wireless (C&W) has inked a contract to provide Artel with a multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) data network connecting 30 locations in […]

[Satellite News 12-16-11] Lockheed Martin reported that it has reached key milestones on two of its largest government/military GEO satellite programs, as the manufacturer delivered the first Mobile User Objective […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-11] Optimal Satcom has been awarded a multi-year contract by Harris CapRock to provide a company-wide capacity management system based on Optimal Satcom’s Enterprise Capacity Manager (ECM) and […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-11]A Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System (GPS-3) has delivered the program’s pathfinder spacecraft to the company’s Denver-area facility, Lockheed announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-11] The European Commission (EC) unveiled plans Dec. 12 to establish a cross-border surveillance and satellite tracking system, which will aim to allow border guards to share information […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-12-11] U.K. imagery technology supplier E2V has signed a multi-million Euro agreement with prime contractor Thales Alenia Space to design and manufacture a space qualified CMOS imaging sensor, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-09-11] The European Space Agency (ESA) has named Astrium’s United Kingdom division its prime contractor for the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite (S5p), which will engage in an Earth […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-11] Satellite technology developer Track24 has won a contract to supply the Canadian government with short burst data (SBD) services from MSS operator Iridium Communications, Track24 announced Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-11] Prime contractor China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space to build Turkmenistan’s first national communications satellite that CGWIC is scheduled […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-11] Iridium Communications has expanded its board of directors from ten members to eleven members and has appointed Retired U.S. Navy Adm. Eric Olson as the additional director, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-11]  Northrop Grumman has won a contract worth $5.75 million from the U.S. Air Force to provide research and development for the Modular Architecture for Signal-processing, Tracking and […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-11]  Astrium has received confirmation from the European Space Agency (ESA) following its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) that its Ariane 5 Midlife Evolution launcher project has been approved, […]

EADS acquired independent global satellite-based mobility communication services provider Vizada this past August for 673 million euros ($934.32 million). The deal, which is still awaiting final regulatory approvals, will see […]

Fallen defunct satellites seem to be in fashion these days, including NASA’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) that impacted earth late September. While much was speculated about the potential […]

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a U.S. Congressional Commission charged with monitoring the trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (China) […]

Arianespace Grabs Optus 10 Launch Deal Australian satellite operator Optus has selected Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket to launch its new Optus 10 spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit in the middle […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-24-11] Raytheon has achieved technology milestones on two high-priority civil space and government satellite projects, the company announced Nov. 23.    Raytheon said its Army Secure Mobile […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-11] Retired U.S. Army Col. Patrick Rayermann has been hired by Orbital Sciences to serve as its senior director of corporate strategy and development, the company announced Nov. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-23-11] European satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space was awarded two key contracts to build a Turkmen satellite and to develop satellite software for Globalstar’s second-generation satellites, Thales […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-22-11] An independent congressional advisory panel advised the Pentagon to diversify its traditionally space-oriented capabilities in order to prevent a cyber attack from China and prepare for […]