Author: Staff Writer

BY RICHARD MULLEN A satellite system for monitoring the Earth’s climate and weather patterns probably is safe from congressional budget cutters because it will provide vital information, both defense-related and...

BY RICHARD MULLEN A satellite system for monitoring the Earth’s climate and weather patterns probably is safe from congressional budget cutters because it will provide vital information, both defense-related and...

The first MetOp meteorological satellite arrived at its launch site last week, the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, following shipment from EADS Astrium in Toulouse, on board an Antonov-124 transport plane....

GeoEye, a U.S.-based satellite imagery company, announced last week its partner European Space Imaging (EUSI) received an additional contract from the European Commission to supply OrbView-3 high-resolution map-accurate imagery. The...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced last week their scramjet experiment performed in Australia last month experienced problems after the rocket’s nose cone failed to jettison. The scramjet experiment...

Iridium Satellite LLC, the global supplier of mobile satellite communications services, announced that Carmen Lloyd, CEO, is retiring from the company. The Board of Iridium Holdings LLC, the holding company...

The Astra-1KR telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SES Astra of Betzdorf, Luxembourg, was launched successfully Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard an Atlas V launch vehicle...

BY RICHARD MULLEN An advanced communications satellite that Lockheed Martin Corp. is producing for the Pentagon has passed a significant test of physical durability, the company said. The Advanced Extremely...

A Lockheed Martin team successfully launched a scientific payload April 13 for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA’s) Critical Measurements/Countermeasures Program. Lockheed Martin leads the Targets and Countermeasures industry team, which...

SES Americom has deorbited the Spacenet-4 satellite after more than 15 years of service, the company announced. The satellite, in operation since 1991, exceeded its expected service life by more...