Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 04-30-12] Thales Alenia Space Deutschland has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space France to develop and validate operations and provide payload data generators and a Satellite Simulator...

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-12] NASA and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station have approved a request from commercial launch provider SpaceX to set a May 7 target launch date for the...

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-12] The first two Galileo In-Orbit Validation (IOV) satellites launched by Arianespace in October 2011 are working perfectly and have commenced with full in-orbit operations, the satellites’ manufacturer...

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-12] Nitronex, an RF solutions developer for high-performance applications in the defense, communications, cable TV, industrial and scientific markets, has been awarded a Phase 1 SBIR contract from...

[Satellite News 04-26-12] The United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hoping to take a lead role in the space sustainability conversation by hosting a June 26 conference...

[Satellite TODAY 04-23-12] The first of 14 Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) navigation payloads has been shipped from U.K. manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) to prime contractor OHB System...

[Satellite TODAY 04-23-12] Northrop Grumman has donated $375,000 to build a science center and teaching lab at the Space Foundation’s Colorado Springs, Colo. world headquarters, the company announced April 20....

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-19-12] Raytheon’s Space Fence system, which aims to reduce the danger of space debris in orbit, recently completed a comprehensive Preliminary Design Review (PDR) that demonstrated its...

[Satellite News 04-17-12] China has taken a significant launch market lead in 2011 by successfully lofting 19 rockets into orbit by the end of the year – one more than...

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-12] The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched an Earth observation satellite April 13 that failed to reach its intended orbit, according to KCNA, the DRPK’s official...