Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 12-31-09] SatMax Corp. signed a new agreement with Houston-based TLC Engineering, SatMax announced Dec. 30.     TLC will offer the SatMax line of satellite communications extenders to U.S....

[Satellite TODAY 12-29-09] Harris Corp. received a $228 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps to provide Falcon 2 AN/VRC-104 high-frequency radio systems for use in U.S. military all-terrain vehicles...

[Satellite TODAY 12-29-09] Sypris Solutions was awarded about $5 million in new orders from a variety of customers in December to make electronic components supporting commercial and government satellite systems,...

[Satellite TODAY 12-29-09] Bolivia expects to construct and launch Tupac Katari, the country’s first telecommunication satellite and cooperative project with China, within three years, the Bolivian government announced Dec. 22....

[Satellite TODAY 12-29-09] Iran plans to unveil Toloo, its new national satellite, in early February, according to a statement released Dec. 22 by Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi.     Toloo...

[Satellite TODAY 12-24-09] Overwatch, a provider U.S. military satellite communications systems, has hired Karl Stupnik as business development manager.     Stupnik will be responsible for the development of new business...

 [Satellite TODAY 12-22-09] The U.S. House of Representatives has approved $1.6 million for Morehead State University to develop and test solar power technologies applicable to satellites, Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY)...

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-09] Orbital Sciences was awarded a $74.6 million Phase 2 contract by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the final design for the System...

[Satellite TODAY 12-18-09] The GeoEye-1 satellite experienced an irregularity in its antenna, which will impact GeoEye’s 2010 revenues by as much as 10 percent and may affect its business with...

[Satellite TODAY 12-18-09] Lockheed Martin has met the requirements of a NASA and U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) critical design review of a Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) unit...