Government/Military

[Satellite News 12-20-10] The U.S. satellite industry enters a completely new political atmosphere in 2011, shaped not only by the elections this past November, but also by substantial policy changes...

[Satellite TODAY 12-20-10] Lockheed Martin Space Systems won a $1.3 billion contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to build the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) secure communications satellite,...

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-10] The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Arianespace to launch the Sentinel-1A satellite as part of the European program Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES), Arianespace...

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-10] Italy’s Cosmo-SkyMed constellation is complete and fully operational after the system’s fourth satellite began sending images to ground stations, the Italian Space Agency announced Dec. 16.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-10] Lockheed Martin has met the requirements of a critical design review for NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) small explorer mission, the prime contractor announced Dec. 16....

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-16-10] The Bolivian Space Agency has been selected by China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) to build its TKSat-1satellite, the agency announced Dec. 14.     The satellite...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-16-10] The Aerospace Industries Association’s (AIA) 2010 U.S. aerospace sales report shows the sector generated $216.5 billion, as orders increased 20 percent over 2009, AIA President and...

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-10] DigitalGlobe has been selected by enhanced navigation solutions companies China Mobile, YF International and Hazens to supply digital imagery to support the companies’ products, DigitalGlobe announced Dec....

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-10] The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency renewed their space science and technology partnership agreement through 2020, the agencies announced Dec. 15.     The...

[Satellite News 12-16-10] Attitudes towards U.S. defense spending and budget management are changing as new economic realities compel the U.S. government to get the most value for money for its...