Government/Military

[Via Satellite 12-31-13] China has put into service its high-definition Earth observation (EO) satellite Gaofen 1. The satellite was launched on April 26, 2013 using a Long March 2D rocket. […]

[Via Satellite 12-30-13] On Friday Dec. 27, 2013, United States President Obama signed into law the FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act, which has broad implications for the space industry. One […]

[Via Satellite 12-30-13] The U.K.’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is investing approximately $7.6 million in a space weather forecasting system to protect technology from severe solar activity. […]

[Via Satellite 12-27-13] NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have selected a launch window on Thursday Feb. 27, 2014 from 1:07 p.m. to 3:07 p.m. EST (3:07 a.m. […]

[Via Satellite 12-26-13] As satellite industry leaders concentrate more of their resources on capturing market share in different economies, a potential stumbling block in their efforts could stem from no […]

[Via Satellite 12-23-13] Australia’s Joint Project 2089Ph2A Tactical Information Exchange (TIE), has selected ViaSat to provide the Small Tactical Terminal (STT) KOR 24 for installation in its tactical data link (TDL) […]

[Via Satellite 12-20-13] Exelis is supporting Japan’s weather forecasting capabilities with the delivery of its first advanced weather satellite payload to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The AHI is an Advanced Baseline […]

[Via Satellite 12-19-13] ViaSat has successfully demonstrated full-mesh multi spot beam (fan in/fan out) operations over the government-owned WGS 1 satellite with LinkWayS2 equipped Earth terminals configured with the WIN-T […]

[Via Satellite 12-18-13] A Lockheed Martin team has completed the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument that will make crucial solar measurements when it flies on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]

[Via Satellite 12-18-13] The latest version of Geoforce’s GT1 satellite GPS tracking device has received IECEx/ATEX Zone 0 certification — making it the world’s first satellite tracking device with that […]

[Via Satellite 12-17-13] Xtar has been awarded a $5.6 million contract renewal from L-3 Communication Systems-West to provide X-band satellite connectivity to the U.S. Army for manned Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, […]

[Via Satellite 12-17-13] South Korea’s Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning has released Kompsat 5 images acquired for the purpose of calibration. During the early operation and calibration phase, […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-13] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin more than $200 million in contract options to complete production of its fifth and sixth next-generation Global Positioning System […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-13] Astrium and Arianespace have signed a contract worth more than $2.75 billion for the supply of 18 additional Ariane 5 ECA launchers. The contract follows on from […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-13] Arianespace and Visiona Tecnologia Espacial have signed a launch contract for the next Brazilian government satellite, the Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite (SGDC). The satellite will […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-13] Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Visiona (a joint venture between Embraer and Telebras) for the Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite (SGDC) program. This […]

[Via Satellite 12-13-13] Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has been selected as the contractor to supply the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) with the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite 2 (GOSAT 2) satellite […]

[Via Satellite 12-13-13] Signalhorn received the necessary final approval from the Polish government required to proceed with its long-term agreement with Wojskowe Zakłady Łączności, a government-owned entity. After more than […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-13] ATK has successfully completed the last major technical milestone in its contract from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Defense Weather Systems Directorate. The […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-13] Raytheon has manufactured and integrated all required subassemblies in completion of a major milestone for its second Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which will fly on […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-13] The sixth Boeing Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite, funded by the Commonwealth of Australia – the program’s first partner outside the United States – has been delivered […]

[Via Satellite 12-11-13] Astrium has finalized its preparation of Gaia in Kourou, French Guiana. The telescope, which will be Europe’s most advanced space observatory, is scheduled for launch on Dec. […]

[Via Satellite 12-11-13] The U.S. government has awarded ViaSat a development contract for Block Upgrade 2 (BU2) hardware and software upgrades to its Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) […]

[Via Satellite 12-10-13] Arianespace is starting the construction of a New Filling Hall (known by its French acronym NBR, for Nouveau Bâtiment de Remplissage) following the approval of its board […]

[Via Satellite 12-09-13] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology’s (EIAST) DubaiSat 2 Earth observation satellite, launched on Nov. 21 2013, has successfully been deployed in orbit and all […]

[Via Satellite 12-06-13] Testing of the second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite by Lockheed Martin has been completed, and spacecraft operations have been successfully handed over to the U.S. […]

[Via Satellite 12-06-13] Harris Corporation’s Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio has successfully communicated with the new Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite constellation. MUOS is a next-generation military satellite […]

[Via Satellite 12-06-13] Ibetor S.L. is currently providing 55, X-band Satellite Communication-on-the-Move (SOTM) systems to the Spanish Military Emergencies Unit (UME) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) land forces groups. The […]

[Via Satellite 12-06-13] NewSat Limited, an Australian satellite company, has a new teleport customer contract to support the United States government’s custom satcom solutions (CS2). The contract with a CS2 […]

[Via Satellite 12-06-13] Building on a previous sale, Comtech Telecommunications Corp.’s Florida-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems, received a $6.3 million add-on contract from a domestic prime contractor. The purpose of the […]