Author: Staff Writer

[Satellite Today 10-03-08] The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) criticized the U.S. Department of Defense‘s handling of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) in a report released Sept. 30.    ...

[Satellite Today 10-03-08] GeoEye Inc. has appointed Jeanine Montgomery vice president of accounting and corporate controller, the company announced Oct. 3.     Montgomery will manage all accounting operations, regulatory reporting...

[Satellite Today 10-03-08] Tracking Corp., an alarm notification systems provider, has released a new version of its firmware for the mobile resource management (MRM) that supports satellite communication to back-end...

[Satellite Today 10-03-08] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has standardized on NX and Teamcenter software from Siemens PLM for product design, simulation and product data management, a Siemens announcement stated Oct....

[Satellite Today 10-03-08] CVG Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide its CFK-100 compact flyaway kits to the U.S. Air Force‘s air combat command, CVG announced Oct. 3.    ...

[Satellite Today 10-03-08] The U.S. Coast Guard has selected Orbcomm‘s high-usage option for Automatic Identification System (AIS) data from the AIS concept demonstration satellite, Orbcomm announced Oct. 3.     Under...

[Satellite Today 10-02-08] SES Astra signed a framework contract through its affiliate Astra Broadband Services with TeleCable, a Spanish cable operator, to market satellite-based two-way broadband service, SES Astra announced...

[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 News 10-02-08] ViaSat-1, scheduled to be launched in 2011, will increase satellite broadband capacity ten-fold in the United States, ViaSat Senior Vice President Tom Moore said.     “When you...

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) completed its network of nine regionally managed Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroups (SMART) enabling interoperable communications among public safety organizations across the country...