Author: Staff Writer

Space Systems/Loral selected Ampac-ISP Corp. to supply thrusters for the Telstar 11N communications satellite, the first commercial mission for the thrusters. The thrusters, which will be used for orbit insertion...

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has delayed the launch of the Radarsat-2 imaging satellite until March 2007, the company announced June 28. The launch most recently had been set for...

Boeing Co. placed a satellite into orbit July 27 for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, the first mission for the company’s Delta 4 launch vehicle to originate from the U.S....

In the articles “Geosage Introduces True-Color Global Satellite Imagery,” and “Boeing Exploring Future Of Connexion Business” (Satellite Today, Jan. 28) we misidentified the companies Geosage and Connexion By Boeing. We...

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced June 27 it would open the East Coast Node of its Coastwatch program in Annapolis, Md., which will provide access to...

DiTV opened an authorized service center in Taipei, Taiwan, to provide customer support for Norsat International Inc. The center will offer the capability to diagnose, repair, overhaul and upgrade satellite...

Trimble supplied reference stations and software to help establish the first infrastructure network in Perth, Western Australia, Trimble announced June 28. The infrastructure will use next-generation GPS signals to provide...

NASA’s Langley Research Center awarded Aerojet a five-year contract to develop technology for a rocket-powered landing system for NASA’s Crew Exploration Vehicle. The landing system will reduce the downward velocity...

Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. received a contract from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center to design and manufacture two cloud cameras for the Glory mission, which is part of the...

Unipart Group, a supplier of aftermarket automobile parts in the United Kingdom, invested 2.5 million British pounds (about $4.6 million) in a Web-based satellite vehicle tracking system from Masternaut. The...