Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-11] Boeing’s GPS Operational Control Segment (OCS) has gained full operational status with the U.S. Air Force 50th Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., Boeing announced...

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-11] Russian Space Forces have re-established control of its Geo-IK-2 military satellite after losing contact with the spacecraft in February, Russian Defense Ministry officials announced April 25.     ...

[Satellite TODAY 04-25-11] Egyptian National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS) Director Ayman Ad-Dosouqi has indefinitely postponed the scheduled 2013 launch of the MisrSat-2/EgyptSat-2 research satellite, according to...

[Satellite TODAY 04-25-11] Boeing delivered the GPS 2F SV-2 satellite to the U.S. Air Force Space Command’s Cape Canaveral Station, the Air Force announced April 22.     SV-2 will be...

[Satellite TODAY 04-22-11] Thales Alenia Space signed a 54.5 million euro ($79.6 million) contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply a new version of the European Geostationary Navigation...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-21-11] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying three satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India, ISRO Chairman...

[Satellite TODAY 04-20-11] DigitalGlobe has raised the orbit of its QuickBird satellite, the company announced April 19.     DigitalGlobe lifted QuickBird from its previous 450-kilometer orbit to a new slot...

[Satellite TODAY 04-20-11] U.S. Space has been awarded a $291,000 contract by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center to study feasible acquisition alternatives to satisfy military satellite...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-19-11] United Space Alliance (USA) will implement a major workforce reduction in late July and early August following the final mission of NASA’s space shuttle program due...

[Satellite TODAY 04-19-11] Comtech EF Data received a $1.2 million order for satellite ground station communications equipment from an unnamed systems integrator, which will deploy the equipment to support a...