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  The Air Force has asked the Department of Defense (DOD) expedite the review process triggered by massive cost growth of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communications system […]

[Satellite Today 09-12-08] Arqiva has expanded the services it provides to GTV to accommodate what it calls ‘its aggressive growth in the African direct-to-home pay TV market,’ the company said […]

In Talks With Navy, Raytheon Suggests Making New Zumwalt Destroyers Missile Defense Ships Raytheon Co. [RTN] is disappointed that lawmakers in Congress may cut funding needed to develop the Kinetic […]

Orion November Preliminary Design Review Delayed The Ares I rocket that will power the next-generation Orion crew capsule into space passed its preliminary design review (PDR) with only a few […]

The Airborne Laser last night began more tests of longer duration, according to briefers with The Boeing Co. [BA], Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] and Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]. While "first […]

UAE May Buy $9 Billion U.S. Military Wares The United Arab Emirates may buy roughly $9 billion of U.S. military wares, including $8.25 billion of missile and missile/air defense systems […]

The Air Force certified readiness for dedicated operational utility evaluation and trial period operations of the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-1) payload and associated ground […]

Two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites being built by prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed acoustic testing. The satellites, tested […]

Griffin’s View Of A Threadbare NASA Budget Comes After Others Voiced That Conclusion; He Sees No U.S. Crew On Space Station In 2012 He Expects Next President To Order Continued […]

Chinese Taikonaut To Perform Spacewalk; This Will Be Third Chinese Manned Mission China will launch a manned Shenzhou-7 spaceship in a window of Sept. 25 – 30 on a mission […]

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has begun campaigning among Polish citizens to build support for U.S. plans to construct a European Missile Defense (EMD) system, promising local residents that the […]

While the need for military space situational awareness (SSA) is great and growing, public support for SSA could be increased greatly if only the public understood how much civilian programs […]

Report Adds To Disputes Over Funding For Multiple Missile Defense Programs The Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) system was praised as a useful asset ready to take on missile threats […]

The Jules Verne cargo spacecraft built for the European Space Agency (ESA) undocked from the International Space Station, the ESA announced. That Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is a disposable craft, […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft Rosetta took a close look at an asteroid called Steins, which floats in the asteroid belt, ESA announced. Rosetta approached asteroid 2867 Steins, coming […]

The W5 satellite has lost power generation by one of its two solar panels, maker Thales Alenia Space announced. Operated by Eutelsat Communications, the W5 power loss occurred June 16, […]

Space Shuttles Atlantis, Endeavour Will Launch Two Days Later On Weather Problems Atlantis To Lift Off At 12:33 A.M. Oct. 10; Endeavour To Fly At 8:43 P.M. ET Nov. 12 […]

Intelsat Chooses Orbital Sciences To Build Satellite Intelsat Ltd. selected Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] to design, build and deliver the Intelsat-18 (IS-18) commercial communications satellite. The satellite will be based […]

The third Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite is undergoing extensive tests, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. Those tests in a thermal-vacuum chamber were completed in record time, Boeing stated, thanks […]

  TECHNOLOGY ATCi INTRODUCES FLYAWAY ANTENNA PACKAGE FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA ATCi has introduced a specialized two-channel flyaway broadcast system geared towards specific applications in Southeast Asia. The new package will […]

Many satellite companies provide equipment and services optimized to the stringent requirements of the military sector. The following briefs highlight a few such companies and services. ATCi ATCi designs, develops […]

In the September edition of Via Satellite, we have an in-depth article looking at the European broadcast landscape. Here, in an extra, bonus article, we turn our attention to Central […]

[Satellite Today 08-25-08] ND SatCom, an SES Astra company, has unveiled its new VSAT application, SkyRay Light IPS high definition for mobile video broadcasting, the company announced Aug. 25.     […]

[Satellite Today 08-25-08] MTV Networks International has chosen SatLink Communications to broadcast its newly launched channel, Nickelodeon Polska, according to an Aug. 25 announcement by SatLink.     SatLink is transmitting […]

[Satellite Today 08-25-08] Korean Telecom Corp. has chosen Arianespace to launch Koreasat 6, the launch service provider announced Aug. 22.     Koreasat 6 will be boosted into geostationary transfer orbit […]

Rep. Franks Says Deal Resolves Concerns Of Congress; It Is Time To Fund European Defense Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski signed a deal for […]

Rocket Veered Off Course; Range Safety Personnel Destroyed Rocket When It Reached Safety-Area Limit; Unconfirmed Report Civilian Saw Rocket Debris On Land NASA Hypersonic Experiments Were Aboard Failed Rocket, Representing […]

NASA leaders announced a solution for an intense vibration, or thrust oscillation, in the Ares I rocket that will loft the next-generation U.S. space capsule Orion into orbit. The thrust […]

The United States needs to field laser weapons, including solid-state assets, now, not later, a new report states. Proof of the urgent need for directed-energy defenses have been provided by […]

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, while on the International Space Station, took pictures of the war zone in Georgia, where Russian troops invaded the nation and then only partially pulled back […]