Government/Military

[Satellite Today 08-05-08] Boeing has completed a $10 million, 20,500-square-foot satellite mission control center in El Segundo, Calif, that can manage up to four satellites at the same time, the […]

[Satellite Today 08-05-08] Newtec won a contract that will see its software help provide fast and secure Intranet access via satellite to the German Federal Armed Forces, the company said […]

[Satellite Today -8-05-08]  Americom Government Services (AGS) signed an agreement to acquire AOS Inc., AGS announced Aug. 5.     AOS, founded in 1998, provides secure, customized, turnkey network mobility and […]

[Satellite News 08-04-08]  Iridium Satellite LLC (Iridium) has selected Lockheed Martin and Thales Alenia Space to participate in the final phase of its procurement process for the company’s next-generation satellite […]

[Satellite News 08-04-08] The launch of the Inmarsat-4 F3 satellite is likely to be delayed a few days Khrunichev State Research and Production Centre along with Inmarsat, said August 4. […]

[Satellite News 08-04-08] Space Exploration Technologies Corp’s (SpaceX) fortunes have taken another turn for the worse, with yet another launch failure. Approximately two minutes after its August 2 launch, SpaceX’s […]

[Satellite News 08-04-08] Astrium announced that it expects the THailand Earth Observation Satellite (THEOS) will be launched August 6 on board a Dnepr rocket from the Yasny launch site in […]

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] Northrop Grumman, at the command of the U.S. Air Force, has decommissioned the Defense Support Program (DSP) Flight 19 satellite after nine years of service.     Launched […]

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] A team led by Boeing Advanced Systems has been awarded a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract for the first phase of the Fast Access Spacecraft […]

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced that it delivered the Galaxy 19 satellite for Intelsat to Sea Launch Home Port in Long Beach, Calif. On July 30. Galaxy 19, […]

Europe funds a substantial number of space-related research projects, with the vast bulk of money in recent years directed to the Galileo navigation satellite system and to the Global Monitoring […]

[Satellite Today 07-30-08] Inmarsat’s BGAN will be used by a European Union-backed emergency response initiative to set up temporary GSM networks in disaster zones, Inmarsat announced July 29.     The […]

[Satellite Today 07-30-08]  Raytheon has partnered with Boeing to bid for the U.S. Air Force’s Counterspace Command and Control Sustainment contract, the companies announced July 30.     The requirements of […]

[Satellite Today 07-30-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has partnered with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Response and Operations Division (IDHS) expand a public safety network through several Midwestern states, […]

[Satellite News 07-30-08] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has urged the U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to continue encouraging and facilitating the incorporation of satellite-based communications capability into public safety […]

 [Satellite Today 07-29-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from DigitalGlobe Inc. to upgrade a ground station, MDA announced July 28.     The ground […]

[Satellite Today 07-29-08] Elta S.A., a joint company of Areva and OHB Technology, has acquired SMP S.A, Elta announced July 29.     SMP has designed and manufactured electronic equipment and […]

[Satellite News 07-27-08] The big question for optimizing satellite technology is how to speed up the uplink. The good news is that the technology to dramatically increase the speed of […]

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] ATK completed a mission demonstrating how clusters of small satellites can work together to collect data, ATK announced July 24. A constellation of five microsatellites ATK built […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Kayser-Threde GmbH received the prime contract from the Space Agency of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the TET-1 satellite, the company announced July 24.     Kayser-Threde […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] SES Astra TechCom won a lucrative contract to deliver a network operations center for the new Vietnamese satellite system, Vinasat, SES Astra announced July 24.     Vinasat-1, […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Lockheed Martin delivered the core propulsion module for the third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications system six months ahead of schedule, the company announced July […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Norsat International Inc. released the first product in its vehicle-mount satellite terminal family and signed contracts with the U.S. military and an Asian broadcasting network to provide […]

[Satellite Today 07-23-08] Digital Angel’s Sarbe division received Cospas-Sarsat type approval for its Advanced Aircrew Personal Locator Beacon, the company announced     Cospas-Sarsat is a satellite system that provides distress, […]

[Satellite Today 07-23-08] Spot LLC has expanded satellite coverage of its satellite messenger servivce to include all of Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and the surrounding maritime regions, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today 07-23-08] General Dynamics mounted three 18.4-meter satellite antennas on 53-foot-tall pedestals in Wahiawa, Hawaii, in preparation for the deployment of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), the company […]

[Satellite 07-22-08] Kenneth Miller, president and one of the founders of Globecomm Systems Inc., died July 20, the company announced.     Miller helped found Globecomm Systems as a satellite systems […]

[Satellite 07-22-08] ViaSat Inc. completed the rollout of its LinkStarS2 satellite networking system to Spain Eliop S.A., ViaSat announced July 21.     ViaSat supplied the complete satellite communication network, including […]

[Satellite News 07-22-08] Germany’s first satellite-based reconnaissance system has been completed with the launch of the fifth SAR-Lupe satellite, OHB System said July 22.     The fifth reconnaissance satellite was […]

[Satellite News 07-22-08] Arianespace won a launch services contract with Eumetsat (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) for the launch of the MSG-4 meteorological observation satellite , […]