Author: Veronica Magan

Two important orbital debris events have been creating a buzz around the satellite and space industry.

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-13] Informational Data Technologies (IDT), a provider of satellite AMR/AMI management systems for rural utilities, announced the launch of a program that will offer leasing for the IDT...

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-13] RuSat, a satellite service provider for enterprise customers, Internet service providers, and government agencies in Russia, has announced the launch of a new satellite broadband service using...

Ball Aerospace has announced the completion of a 90,000-square-foot expansion project at its integration facility in Boulder, Colo., finishing work that started in 2005.    The expansion will be used...

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-13] Cobham Satcom has announced the appointment of Brian Anderson as Aftermarket Sales Manager for the Americas.    Anderson will initially be responsible for Cobham Satcom aeronautical satellite...

Japan has successfully launched two intelligence satellites on Sunday amid growing concerns that North Korea might conduct additional long-range rocket tests as well as nuclear tests.

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-13] Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) has selected Newtec to provide equipment for the Yamal-402 satellite’s new VSAT Platform. Newtec will provide the complete VSAT system for the project...

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have successfully refueled a mock satellite on the exterior of the International Space Station using the Robotic Refueling Module (RRM) and Canada’s Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, or Dextre.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has turned on a search and rescue (SAR) package on its Galileo navigation satellites.

NASA’s Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) satellite celebrates its 10th anniversary today, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013.