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[Via Satellite 09-11-13] Exelis has delivered an integrated, super-spectral payload consisting of a telescope, sensor and shortwave infrared (SWIR) system for DigitalGlobe’s WorldView 3 satellite. This spacecraft is believed to […]

[Via Satellite 09-10-13] NASA has awarded Astrotech Corporation’s Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) subsidiary, a provider of commercial space services, a contract to provide facilities and pre-launch processing services for the […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-13] O3b Networks has delayed the launch of its second group of four satellites. Originally scheduled for liftoff on Sept. 30 by Arianespace from French Guiana, the launch […]

[Via Satellite 09-06-13] Orbital Sciences Corporation is in final preparations for the launch of NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft aboard its new Minotaur 5 rocket. The […]

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Sea Launch AG signed a launch services agreement with a proprietary customer to liftoff its spacecraft on the Sea Launch Zenit 3SL vehicle from the ocean-based Odyssey […]

[Via Satellite 09-04-13] Following the first meeting of the joint government-industry committee on space, the French Minister of Higher Education and Research announced that the government was allocating 25 million […]

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] International Launch Services (ILS) has appointed Kirk Pysher as vice president of mission assurance and product development. Pysher will be in charge of bolstering ILS’ focus on […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has cancelled the launch of the GSAT 14 advanced communication satellite after a leak was detected in the UH25 fuel system of the […]

The ILS Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) concluded its review on August 13.

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) won a two-flight contract to launch Germany’s second-generation radar reconnaissance satellite system.

A summary of the findings on the root cause and corrective action plan following the failure of the July 2 Proton M Block DM mission, which carried three GLONASS navigational satellites for the Russian Federal Government, has been released to International Launch Services (ILS) upon being cleared by Russian security.

Turkey has approved construction of its first satellite-launching center to accommodate country’s growing satellite programs.

SpaceX has been awarded a launch reservation contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) to support the largest space program to date in Canada.

This column has previously reported on the in-flux state of the launch service provider sector of the space industry (see “Dollars and Sense,” April 2013), and has covered the progress […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced the selection of RUAG Space AG of Zurich, Switzerland as its strategic partner for Dual Launch Capability development

The launch of O3b Network’s first four satellites aboard an Arianespace Soyuz rocket has been postponed by 24 hours, according to the launch company.

SpaceX has been awarded a contract with Thales Alenia Space to launch Turkmenistan NSSC, Turkmenistan’s first satellite. The satellite is scheduled to launch within the next two years on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Sea Launch and Eutelsat announced the finalization of an agreement to launch the Eutelsat 3B spacecraft in April 2014

Arianespace has signed a more comprehensive MOU with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) as the two companies look to increase their work together

Thales Alenia Space has announced the successful liftoff of the European Space Agency’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), named after famous scientist Albert Einstein.

An ILS Proton launch vehicle successfully placed the EUTELSAT 3D Satellite into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), for Eutelsat Communications.

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-13] International Launch Services (ILS) and EchoStar Satellite Services have signed a new launch deal. The agreement is a boost for ILS as it seeks to maintain a […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-07-13] Arianespace successfully launched the second Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center (GSC) on Monday, May 6 at 11:06 p.m. local time. With this launch, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-03-13] The SES-6 satellite, designed and manufactured by Astrium for SES, has begun its journey to space. The spacecraft left the Astrium’s facility in Toulouse, France, after completion of […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-13] Astrium has announced it plans to launch Vietnam’s first Earth Observation Satellite on May 3. VNREDSat-1 will lift off from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou aboard […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-24-13] Orbital Sciences had an encouraging first quarter with net profits reaching $19.6 million, an increase of $6.6 million. However, revenues for the quarter were slightly down at […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-18-13] Arianespace has appointed Stéphane Israël as its new chairman and CEO, the company announced April 18. Israël replaces Jean-Yves Le Gall, who is the new president of […]

International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully delivered Telesat’s Anik G1 satellite into orbit on an ILS Proton launch vehicle.

Arianespace has announced it generated revenues of 1.33 billion euros ($1.74 billion) in 2012, one the highlights of the company’s latest set of annual results.

International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully launched the Satmex 8 satellite for Mexican satellite operator, Satmex. The ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle launched from Pad 39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 01:07 today local time. It was the first successful launch for ILS this year.