Government/Military

[Satellite Today 04-21-09] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched two new Indian satellites, Risat-2 and Anusat, from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, ISRO announced […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Harris Corp. opened a facility in St. Louis, for production and quality assurance of high-resolution imagery-derived geospatial data for the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and other […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Comtech EF Data Corp. won a $2.1 million order from the U.S. military for satellite communications equipment that will be used to upgrade existing battlefield systems to […]

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] German satellite imagery provider RapidEye entered into a partnership which names U.S. distributor MakaLani as RapidEye’s imagery reseller for U.S. government, military and homeland security customers, RapidEye […]

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) received a $14.9 million contract order from the U.S. Army to provide transportable ground receive suites and related spare parts to support the […]

[Satellite Today 04-14-09]  Swe-Dish Satellite Systems was granted U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses for its Drive-Away CCT120 and SuitcasexAE terminals, Swe-Dish announced April 13.     The licenses authorize the […]

[Satellite Today 04-13-09] A team led by Lockheed Martin has submitted its proposal for the Space-Based Infrared System’s (SBIRS) program’s follow-on production phase and has completed the preliminary design review […]

[Satellite Today 04-13-09] Harris Corp. has won a $150 million contract from the U.S. Army for the supply of additional wideband tactical satellite radio systems, Harris announced April 10.     […]

[Satellite Today 04-10-09] Northrop Grumman completed the first series of cryogenic temperature tests on the mirror segment that will fly on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a next-generation space […]

[Satellite News 04-09-09] For the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the inevitable transition to an IP-based military satellite communications system has been disruptive for the military, according to DISA Principal […]

[Satellite Today 04-08-09] As part of a restructuring of U.S. defense spending in the 2010 U.S. federal budget, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates recommended the termination of the U.S. Air […]

[Satellite Today 04-08-09] The U.S. Army ordered a MobiLinkx2122 communications on-the-move (COTM) system from DataPath that will be deployed in support of battlefield operations, DataPath announced April 7.     The […]

[Satellite News 04-08-09] As part of a restructuring of U.S. defense spending in the 2010 U.S. federal budget, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has recommended the termination of the U.S. […]

[Satellite Today 04-07-09] Sea Launch vessels have departed their home port in preparation for the launch of Telespazio’s Sicral 1B communication satellite, Sea Launch announced April 6     The launch, […]

[Satellite Today 04-07-09] Swe-Dish Satellite Systems received Xtar approval for the Swe-Dish SuitcasexAE CCT120, a portable satcom terminal that operates on Xtar’s X-band satellite system, Swe-Dish announced April 6.     […]

[Satellite Today 04-07-09] A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 vehicle launched the U.S. Air Force’s WGS-2 satellite April 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, ULA announced April 3. […]

[Satellite Today 04-06-09] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries performed the first captive firing test for the first stage flight model tank of the […]

[Satellite Today 04-03-09] Vizada launched a new satellite-powered software package, SkyFile Weather, which aims to enable users to receive up-to-date and customized meteorological information regardless of a maritime or land […]

[Satellite Today 04-03-09] Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has been selected by Boeing as the contractor for the Ares 1 launch vehicle’s Instrument Unit Assembly flight computer and command telemetry […]

[Satellite Today 04-03-09] Com Dev USA was awarded a $20 million contract by Boeing to supply passive microwave components for the next generation of NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellites […]

[Satellite Today 04-03-09] The U.S. Congress is looking at drafting a new version of the U.S. Foreign Affairs Bill that could ease export controls associated with International Traffic in Arms […]

[Satellite News 04-03-09] The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is supporting a new version of the U.S. Foreign Affairs Bill which eases satellite export controls outlined in International Traffic in Arms […]

[Satellite Today 04-03-09] U.S. government spending on unclassified satellites and space programs soared 42 percent to $16.9 billion in the fiscal year 2009 from $11.9 billion in 2005, according to […]

[Satellite Today 04-02-09] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) postponed the April 1 captive firing test of the H-2B launch vehicle due to the discovery of a leak in the […]

[Satellite Today 04-02-09] Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI), a commercial space and defense intelligence software provide, has formed a strategic partnership with Integral Systems in an effort to provide space situational […]

Integral Systems CEO John Higginbotham believes the Feb. 11 collision of an Iridium satellite with a defunct Russian military satellite will test global diplomacy, legal and unilateral military and commercial […]

With a backdrop of a new U.S. presidential administration, the beginning of a shift in troop strength from Iraq to Afghanistan and a global economic recession, 2009 likely will be […]

2009 started with quite a bang. First, the dramatic freefall of economies around the globe and then the collision of a pair of satellites in orbit. However, amid the doom […]

The ultimate goal of the U.S. Department of Defense’s space mission is to place capabilities in space in support of national defense and the warfighter. The U.S. Defense Information Systems […]

[Satellite Today 04-01-09] Raytheon Co. submitted its final proposal for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Broadcast Service (GBS) satellite broadcast manager and defense enterprise computing center transition contract, Raytheon announced […]