Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 06-05-12] The launches of three European Space Agency (ESA) scientific satellites have been delayed due to technical issues at three separate launch sites, ESA officials confirmed June 4....

[Satellite TODAY 06-05-12] DigitalGlobe will significantly expand its delivery of high-resolution imagery to Roslesinforg, a division of the Federal Forestry Agency of Russia, through its Sovzond regional distributor, the companies...

[Satellite TODAY 06-04-12] Boeing has been awarded an 18-month, $4.5 million study contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to evaluate technologies for on-demand small satellite launch...

[Satellite TODAY 06-04-12] Satellite fleet operator Telesat will provide X-band satellite bandwidth to Canadian government agencies located in Canada and throughout the world under a new contract it has signed...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-01-12] Boeing has agreed to alter the structure of its next-generation satellite communications terminal contract agreement with the Pentagon, the company announced May 31. The contract will...

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-12] SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft returned from its NASA demonstration mission after departed from the International Space Station in the early morning of May 31, SpaceX CEO and Chief...

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-12] Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $68 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide mission readiness, launch, early orbit checkout and on-orbit operations engineering support...

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-12] Advantech Wireless has introduced its new KR Series of products for military applications, the company announced May 31.    Designed for in-theatre use, the Advantech Wireless KR...

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] ASC Signal unveiled a new 2.4-meter nomadic antenna that aims to incorporate its advanced mobile features in a compact unit for rapid deployment, the company announced May...

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] Proteus has entered into a partnership with DigitalGlobe to provide bathymetric and seabed-mapping products derived from DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-2 satellite imagery, the companies announced May 30.    Proteus...