Government/Military

[Satellite Today – 5-12-08] The U.S. Air Force has placed the first of at least six Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites into operation over the Pacific region, manufacturer Boeing Co....

[Satellite Today – 5-12-08] Raytheon Co. has completed the manufacture and testing of the optics detector module for the aerosol polarimetry sensor aboard NASA’s Glory satellite, Raytheon announced May 12....

[Satellite Today – 5-9-08] Alliant Techsystems Inc.’s (ATK) bid to purchase MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA)’s information systems and geospatial services businesses has been rejected by the Canadian government,...

[Satellite Today – 5-9-08] U.K.-based satellite imaging company DMCii Ltd. is providing data to the United Nations to assist in relief efforts in Myanmar (formerly Burma) in the wake of...

[Satellite Today – 5-9-08] Integral Systems Europe’s Epoch Integrated Product Suite (Epoch IPS) satellite ground system is in compliance with the European Space Agency’s (ESA) packet-utilization standard for satellite control...

[Satellite Today – 5-7-08] Spacenet Inc.’s advanced satellite services have been deployed as part of an emergency response network for the Missouri Hospital Association and the Missouri Department of Transportation,...

[Satellite Today – 5-7-08] Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected by the NATO C3 Agency to provide hardware and software support services for the rollout of the Maritime Command and...

[Satellite Today – 5-7-08] The Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element (GIOVE-B) satellite has starting transmitting signals, the European Space Agency announced May 7.         GIOVE-B was lofted into orbit April...

[Satellite Today – 5-5-08] United Launch Alliance will launch NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission aboard a Delta 2 rocket, NASA announced May 5.     Part of NASA’s...

[Satellite Today – 5-2-08] The Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) has received the payloads for the Express-AM44 and Express-MD1 satellites, the organization announced.     The Express-AM44 payload was delivered to...