Government/Military

[12-11-07 – Satellite Today]  The Boeing Company has been selected to participate in the development of the next-generation GPS ground system for the U.S. Air Force, the company announced Dec. […]

[12-11-07 – Satellite Today] Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has launched a new open source software project that will enable detailed analysis of remote sensing data, the company announced Dec. […]

[10-10-07 – Satellite Today] The Boeing Company has launched the second of four COSMO satellites, the company announced Dec. 8.     The Italian Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin […]

[10-10-07 – Satellite Today] ND SatCom has implemented the third batch of satellite terminals for a telemedicine project initiated by the Kazakh Ministry of Health, ND SatCom announced Dec. 10. […]

[12-06-07 – Satellite Today] Thales Alenia Space and Russia’s NPO-PM will develop a new multi-mission satellite platform based on Thales’ Spacebus 4000 technology, Thales announced Dec. 6.     The Express-4000 […]

[12-06-07 – Satellite News] The business of space is heating up, particularly in the area commercial private human spaceflight, Patricia Grace Smith, associate administrator in the Office of Commercial Space […]

[12-05-07 – Satellite Today] A prototype of the P80 rocket motor, which will power the first stage of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Vega launch vehicle, was tested Dec. 4 […]

[12-04-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite will provide voice and data services to government agencies in Idaho through the World Communications Center (WCC), Iridium announced Dec. 4.     WCC won […]

[12-04-07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman began integration and testing on the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), the company announced Dec. 3.     Integration and testing began with […]

[12-3-07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman was awarded a four-year, $2.9 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory develop reusable launch systems, Northrop Grumman announced Dec. 3. […]

[12-3-07 – Satellite Today] CVG Inc. has been awarded a $1.3 million contract by the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to provide shipboard commercial satellite communications terminals, CVG […]

[12-3-07 – Satellite Today] Transformational Space Corp. has entered the second round of NASA‘s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, Transformational Space announced Nov. 29.         The program is […]

The demand for satellite-based communications is not fading anytime soon, according to a pair of studies released in early November. The fixed satellite services industry recorded an 8 percent growth […]

The time is right for NASA to transform its TV channel — NASA TV —- into something more international, more engaging and more likely to attract a larger audience. In […]

[11-30-07 – Satellite Today] Spacehab Inc. has submitted a bid for NASA‘s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Phase 1 contract , the company announced Nov. 29. Spacehab is working with […]

[11-29-07 – Satellite News] Satellite executives are looking to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Alphasat program to see if public-private partnerships can be effective means of developing new services and […]

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] The second of two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites manufactured by Northrop Grumman Corp. for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has completed […]

[11-29-07 – Satellite News] The competition to develop the ground segment for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS constellation has entered its second phase, as Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Co. […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite News] The Galileo satellite navigation program, one of the flagship programs of the European Commission, has been boosted by the news that European Union (EU) budget ministers […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. has demonstrated the communications and transmission security architecture of its proposed Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), the company announced Nov. 28.     The tests, […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today]  The U.S. Air Force awarded contracts Nov. 21 to Northrop Grumman and Raytheon to continue work on their proposals for the ground control segment for the […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman Corp. completed qualification testing of the payload flight software for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) payload, the first flight qualification of the new […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today] Cisco appointed retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Steven Boutelle, vice president, Global Government Solutions Group, the company announced Nov. 26. Boutelle will lead Cisco’s efforts in […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today] PlanetSpace, Lockheed Martin and ATK have submitted a bid for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Project (COTS), PlanetSpace announced Nov. 22. NASA has opened up the […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) and the University of Surrey have captured a Galileo signal reflected off the ocean surface, demonstrating the potential for determining the […]

[11-21-07 – Satellite News] The GeoEye Foundation has donated nine high-quality satellite images to wildlife conservation groups including the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, to aid in gorilla preservation efforts. […]

[11-21-07 – Satellite Today] Lockheed Martin has delivered the core propulsion module for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) system, the company announced Nov. 20.     AEHF, a military communications […]

[11-21-07 – Satellite Today] Park Air Systems, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corp., has developed and installed the ground-based elements of a global navigation system for Bronnoysund Airport, in Norway, […]

[11-20-07 – Satellite Today] C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. has signed a reseller agreement with New Zealand-based Baycity Communications, C-Com announced Nov. 20.     Baycity, which provides two-way broadband Internet services, […]

[11-20-07 – Satellite Today] CVG Inc. has won $1.3 million in contracts to provide the Florida Army National Guard with satellite-based communications equipment, the company announced Nov. 20.     CVG […]