Government/Military

[Via Satellite 04-04-2014] The United States Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin with a contract to complete production of the next two GPS satellites in its GPS 3 system. The […]

[Via Satellite 04-03-2014] The third Lockheed Martin-produced Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite has started transmitting via its protected communications payload. Along with two other satellites undergoing the system test […]

[Via Satellite 04-02-2014] The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that its Thales Alenia Space-built Sentinel 1A satellite is ready to be launched. This satellite is the first in the […]

[Via Satellite 04-02-2014] Euroconsult’s recent research report “Profiles of Government Space Programs,” has revealed a decline in global budgets for space programs, decreasing from $72.9 billion in 2012 to $72.1 […]

[Via Satellite 04-02-2014] The United States Air Force has scheduled the launch of the 19th Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman built Defense Meteorological Satellite for April 3. A United Launch […]

[Via Satellite 03-28-2014] Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to be the prime contractor for the development and construction of the high-precision […]

[Via Satellite 03-27-2014] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announced the launch of its second satellite, Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System 1B (IRNSS 1B) to take place on April […]

[Via Satellite 03-26-2014] NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have released the first images captured by the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory, an Earth-observing satellite launched Feb. […]

[Via Satellite 03-25-2014] Russia’s Glonass M satellite has successfully separated from the upper stage “Fregat” and is now in orbit. The satellite carries 54 set accessories as well as a […]

[Via Satellite 03-24-2014] Lockheed Martin has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $26 million contract to support the U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) 3 Network Communications Element […]

[Via Satellite 03-21-2014] A Lockheed Martin-built Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) is now encapsulated into its payload fairing in preparation for its April 3 launch aboard an Atlas 5 rocket […]

[Via Satellite 03-20-2014] Harris Corporation has created a high-frequency (HF) tactical radio network that has the ability to link U.S. military bases with clear communications and improved capabilities. During a […]

[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] Exelis has completed and fully tested six transmitter assemblies, which are integral payload components for the first in a series of the next generation of GPS 3 […]

[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] Harris Corporation has completed initial interoperability testing of the Falcon 3 AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio using the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform. MUOS is the next-generation […]

[Via Satellite 03-14-2014] Northrop Grumman’s Astro Aerospace strategic business unit has delivered 32 self-deploying, monopole JIB antennas for the next four GPS 3 satellites. The antennas were delivered to Lockheed […]

[Via Satellite 03-12-2014] Germany’s Federal Network Agency has awarded a contract to Kratos Defense and Security Solutions’ Integral Systems Europe (Kratos ISE) business group to provide a satellite carrier monitoring […]

[Via Satellite 03-06-2014] The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded Hughes Network Systems a contract to provide commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) end-to-end solutions to enable the network’s distance learning […]

[Via Satellite 03-05-2014] The United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense held an open session meeting with United Launch Alliance (ULA) President and CEO Michael Gass, and SpaceX CEO and […]

[Via Satellite 02-28-2014] Northrop Grumman has delivered a plug-and-play Modular Space Vehicle (MSV) that will allow military commanders to use satellites that can be assembled and launched quickly to fulfill […]

[Via Satellite 02-26-2014] Thales Alenia Space has won a contract awarded by French defense procurement agency DGA to provide operational support for the Syracuse 3, Athena-Fidus and Sicral 2 space […]

[Via Satellite 02-26-2014] The use of the International Space Station (ISS) as a platform for launching CubeSats has grown so much that the station crew may have to adjust their […]

[Via Satellite 02-26-2014] Satmex, owned by Eutelsat Communications, has signed an agreement with Raytheon and Boeing to enable the Boeing-built all-electric propulsion Satmex 9 satellite to carry a hosted payload […]

[Via Satellite 02-25-2014] A Boeing Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite has sent initial signals from space following its Feb. 20 launch. This spacecraft joins four others that are created […]

[Via Satellite 02-25-2014] The European Space Agency (ESA) is continuing its work with the Neosat next-generation satcom platform, planning for the first flights to take place in the next five […]

[Via Satellite 02-20-2014] With more than $50 billion in U.S. exports in FY 2012, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) is one of the satellite industry’s largest […]

[Via Satellite 02-21-2014] iDirect Government Technologies (iGT), a subsidiary of iDirect, has released the e150 Integrated Router Board, its new satellite router. The router board is designed to meet the […]

[Via Satellite 02-20-2014] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has announced that Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, a division of Raytheon Company, has joined the association as the newest member. SIA, […]

[Via Satellite 02-19-2014] Norsat International’s Sinclair Technologies Division has entered into a three year National Individual Standing Offer (NISO) with Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) for the supply […]

[Via Satellite 02-18-2014] KVH Industries has received an order from Global Technical Systems (GTS) to support a 10-year Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Ultra Light Aircraft Detection (ULAD) platforms to be […]

[Via Satellite 02-18-2014] STMicroelectronics has released its Teseo 2 single-chip satellite-tracking IC to the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission Joint Research Center (JRC) for testing for eCall […]