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Government/Military
Endeavour Docks With International Space Station After Flawless Launch
Space Shuttle Endeavour thundered to the heavens and docked with the International Space Station to begin a major makeover of the orbiting laboratory. While the blazing, on-time launch at 7:55 […]
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Government/Military
KEI Passes First-Stage Motor Static Fire Test
A Versatile KEI Could Be New Interceptor For Navy Ships, Briefers Say Briefers Have No Word That KEI Funding To Be Cut Under Obama The Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) first […]
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Finance
Sea Launch Receives SICRAL 1B Satellite For Launch In January
Sea Launch took delivery of the SICRAL 1B communications satellite at the payload processing facility at the Sea Launch home port in the Port of Long Beach. With additional arrivals […]
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Government/Military
Navy Seeks Harpoon, JSOW Upgrades
By Geoff Fein The Navy is currently not looking to add a maritime variant of the Air Force Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) to its weapons inventory, relying […]
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Government/Military
NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
Updated — November 14, 2008 – 9:10 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: Nov. 14 Mission: STS-126 Launch […]
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Government/Military
Kazakh Cosmonaut May Fly To Space Station Next Year
Kazakhstan will send a cosmonaut to the International Space Station a year or so from now, the Kazakh National Space Agency announced. But funding arrangements for the flight haven’t yet […]
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Connectivity
Contracts
Raytheon Gains $54 Million Multiple Kill Vehicle Contract The Missile Defense Agency gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $54 million contract to continue design and development of a Multiple Kill Vehicle […]
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Government/Military
Analyst: U.S Should Plan to Defend Space Assets
The United States should erect defenses against anti-satellite attacks, rather than merely attempting to deter assaults, according to an analyst. Deterrence may well not work, stated Robert Butterworth, president of […]
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Government/Military
Boeing Software Cuts Risk For TSAT
A new software has demonstrated it can support the space and ground segments of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. This demonstration is one of […]
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Connectivity
GMD System Pumps $246 Million Into Alaskan Economy in 2007
The Boeing Co. [BA], through its work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, added more than $246 million to the Alaska economy last year, Boeing announced. GMD includes interceptors […]
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Government/Military
Boeing Adds Capabilities To Benefit GPS IIF System
The Boeing Co. [BA] will improve capabilities for technology in the Air Force Operational Control Segment (OCS) satellite ground-control system. That will permit\the system to operate the new Boeing-built Global […]
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Government/Military
Third Instrument Delivered For NPOESS
The third of five sensors has been delivered to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced today. That science instrument will monitor ozone from […]
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Government/Military
Czech Republic Joins ESA
The Czech Republic joined the European Space Agency, ESA announced. That makes 18 nations holding membership in the agency. An agreement for the Czech accession to the ESA convention was […]
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Finance
United Launch Alliance To Lay Off Hundreds
United Launch Alliance plans to lay off hundreds of workers next year, the Denver Business Journal reported. ULA is a joint venture of The Boeing Co. [BA] and Lockheed Martin […]
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Uncategorized
Honeywell Gyroscopes Boost Satellite Agility
Honeywell [HON] will provide the Air Force Research Laboratory with a mini momentum control system for space missions. The system will include four control momentum gyroscopes, space hardened electronics, a […]
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Connectivity
Global Satellite USA Launches New Iridium GPS Surveillance Device
[Satellite Today 11-14-08] Global Satellite USA, an offshore industry satcom provider had launched Polaris, a new position-reporting device for monitoring and surveillance over Iridium, Global Satellite announced Nov. 14. […]
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Connectivity
FCC Approves Another Milestone Extension Request from TerreStar
[Satellite Today 11-14-08] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a request by TerreStar Networks for another extension of its satellite launch milestone for TerreStar-1 (TS-1) from Sept. 30, […]
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Connectivity
Vizada Adds Iridium Handset to its MSS Portfolio
[Satellite Today 11-14-08] Vizada has integrated the Iridium 9555 handset into its mobile satellite services (MSS) portfolio, Vizada announced Nov. 14. Iridium 9555 by Vizada will be available exclusively […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Submits Proposal for Air Force GBS Transition Contract
[Satellite Today 11-14-08] A team led by Raytheon has submitted its proposal for the U.S. Air Force Global Broadcast Service (GBS) Satellite Broadcast Manager Defense Enterprise Computing Center transition contract, […]
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Government/Military
Thales Alenia Space to Supply Electronics for Spanish Satellite
[Satellite Today 11-14-08] Thales Alenia Space España has been awarded a 17 million euro ($21.5 million) contract by prime contractor Sener to supply electronics for the optical observation instrument on […]
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Connectivity
Sicral 1B Shipped to Launch Site
[Satellite Today 11-14-08] The Sicral 1B satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, has completed integration and testing and has been shipped to its launch site, Thales Alenia Space announced Nov. […]
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Government/Military
MDA Wins Two Government Radarsat Contracts
[Satellite Today 11-14-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) received a contract from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to begin the design of the Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM), the CSA announced […]
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Connectivity
XipLink Announces Software Version 2.7
[Satellite Today 11-13-08] Xiplink, a developer of wireless bandwidth optimization, has rolled out with version 2.7 of its bandwidth software, the company announced Nov. 13. The commercial release includes […]
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Connectivity
Leica Geosystems Provides Iowa DOT with GPS Network
[Satellite Today 11-13-08] The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is implementing a statewide network of 80 GNSS reference stations provided by Leica Geosystems, the company announced Nov. 13. The […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Air Force Accepts SBIRS System from Lockheed Martin
[Satellite Today 11-13-08] The U.S. Air Force has accepted an SBIRS Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) system from prime contractor Lockheed Martin, the company announced Nov. 13. The SBIRS payload […]
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Government/Military
DataPath Receives Satcom Order for U.S. Army Operations in Iraq
[Satellite Today 11-13-08] DataPath Inc. has been awarded a delivery order to manufacture and deploy a satellite communications on-the-move solution for U.S. Army forces in Iraq, Datapath announced Nov. 13. […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Reports Revenue Increase, Record Backlog in Third Quarter
[Satellite Today 11-13-08] Intelsat Ltd. saw a 10 percent increase in revenues to $598.5 million in its 2008 third quarter, the company announced Nov. 12. Despite a net loss […]
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Government/Military
MFG Galileo Completes Radome for ISRO Space Center
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] MFG Galileo Composites, a designer and manufacturer of composite radomes and reflectors, has completed an 18-foot composite radome installation for the Indian government’s National Center for Antarctic […]
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Connectivity
Ciel 2 Delivered to ILS for December Launch
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] The Ciel 2 satellite has been delivered to the Baïkonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and is ready for its scheduled launch, prime contractor Thales Alenia Space announced Nov. […]
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Connectivity
GeoEye Attributes Revenue Decrease to GeoEye-1 Launch Delays
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] GeoEye Inc.’s revenues for the third quarter of 2008 fell to $35.9 million, compared with its $53.8 million mark for the corresponding quarter in 2007, the company […]