Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-22-12] The United States government has extended its Future Commercial Satellite Communications Services Acquisition (FCSA) program to include four Custom Satellite Communications Solutions–Small Business (CS2-SB) contracts for...

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] The Indian Department of Space has requested that the Indian government reserve part of its spectrum in the 2.5 GHz frequency band for providing satellite services, the...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-20-12] Switzerland confirmed its plans to spend approximately $10.8 million for the design and development of a new line of satellites that would clean up orbital debris...

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-12] The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has suspended Landsat 5 Earth-imaging operations for an additional 90 days while its Flight Operations Team (FOT) continues to investigate other options...

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-12] Unclassified U.S. military space program and activity funding is set to decline 22 percent year-over-year to $8 billion under the U.S. Department of Defense’s 2013 spending request,...

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-12] Satellite communications infrastructure, solutions, and teleport services provider UltiSat has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contract under its Custom Satcom Solutions/Small Business (CS2-SB) program,...

Interference solutions for military systems differ than those for commercial, as they have different constraints and requirements. The issue of interference has always been a top concern for commercial/military partnerships,...

[Satellite News 02-14-12] The Canadian military has launched a review of the country’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance needs in an effort to determine the right combination of unmanned planes, maritime...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-14-12] Arianespace has successfully launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first Vega rocket, which placed two scientific research satellites and seven picosatellites into orbit, ESA and Arianespace...

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-12] SkyTrac Systems has been selected by EuroAvionics to provide a programmed Iridium 9523 modem that can be embedded in the EuroNav 7 situational awareness system, the company...