Government/Military

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] Norsat’s U.S. subsidiary signed satellite system contracts valued at $1.2 million with the U.S. Department of Defense, Norsat announced Oct. 1.     The orders will be fulfilled...

[Satellite Today 10-02-08] Galileo test satellite Giove-B was knocked offline by a surge of space radiation but has returned to service, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced Oct. 2.    ...

[Satellite Today 10-02-08] Avanti Communications signed contracts with the European Space Agency, the European Union and various U.K. regional development agencies to secure future business for Avanti’s first satellite, Hylas...

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] ViaSat Inc. has been awarded contracts totaling $25 million for LinkWayS2 satellite modems to support the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp. and other U.S. Department of Defense...

[Satellite Today 09-30-08] India signed three cooperative agreements with France concerning space and industry-level cooperation with government, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced Sept. 30.     One agreement involves...

[Satellite News 09-30-08] The United Kingdom is paying the penalty for a cautious approach to major European space programs, John Auburn, chairman of Ukspace, told Satellite News.     “I think...

[Satellite Today 09-30-08] GMV received a $14.9 million contract with NASA to build the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Missions Operations Element, GMV announced Sept. 30.     According to the...

[Satellite Today 09-30-08] The United Kingdom is paying the penalty for a cautious approach to major European space programs, John Auburn, chairman of Ukspace, told Satellite News.     “I think...

[Satellite Today 09-26-08] Three Glonass satellites were launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome by a Proton rocket, International Launch Services (ILS) announced Sept. 25     Glonass is a dual–purpose global navigation system...

[Satellite Today 09-26-08] NSSL won a contract to provide Internet services to U.K. military personnel, the company said Sept. 26.     Under the agreement with Paradigm Services Ltd., NSSL will...