Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-10] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV C-15 July 12 from the Sriharikota Space Center, ISRO announced July 5.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-10] The Norwegian AISSat-1 (Automatic Identification System) satellite has been scheduled to launch in August on an Indian rocket, the Norwegian Space Center announced July 5.     AISat-1, […]

[Satellite News 07-06-10] One of the main issues facing the U.S. space and satellite sector is an aging workforce, and attracting the young people that will build, launch and operate […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-05-10] The U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command‘s (SPAWAR) Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) has completed a series of UHF component tests for the program’s first satellite, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-10] Orbital Sciences has received two separate orders from NASA to launch scientific satellites on the PegasusXL and Taurus XL rockets, the launch company announced July 1.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-10] Harris Corp. has received a $23.5 million order from the U.S. Department of Defense for Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) approved Falcon 3 AN/PRC-152 multiband handheld radio […]

With the ability to provide signal gain, double-hop elimination, IP multiplexing and mesh networking without a teleport, what impact can on-board processing have on satellite communications? On-board processing has the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-01-10] Northrop Grumman has delivered an advanced infrared sensor, designed to improve weather forecasting around the world, to Ball Aerospace for integration and testing on the precursor satellite […]

Photos courtesy of Aerospace Industries Associations and G. Vincent Castellano. One of the main issues facing the space sector is an aging workforce, and attracting the young people that will […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-29-10] NASA has awarded a contract with a maximum value of $273 million to Barrios Technology for International Space Station (ISS) mission integration services support, the agency announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-29-10] U.S. President Barack Obama’s new National Space Policy (NSP) will contain measures to double the available amount of spectrum for wireless communications over the next 10 years […]

[Satellite News 06-28-10] U.S. President Barack Obama’s new National Space Policy (NSP) will contain measures to double the available amount of spectrum for wireless communications over the next 10 years […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-28-10] ViaSat has upgraded transmission rates for its Ku-band airborne broadband network to achieve speeds up to 1 megabit per second (Mbps), the company announced June 25.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-25-10] Harris Corp. has been awarded a five-year, $140 million contract by General Dynamics to modernize the ground segment of NASA’s satellite communications network, the company announced June […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-24-10] The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded Astrium with a two-year contract to develop key technologies for new reusable upper stages for new launchers, Astrium announced June 23. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-24-10] Finmeccanica subsidiary Vega won a frame contract on behalf of European Space Operations Center (ESOC) that enables Vega to bid for work, the company announced June 23rd. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-24-10] Israel has launched the Ofeq 9 advanced remote sensing satellite aboard a Shavit rocket from an Israel Air Force test range, Israeli officials confirmed June 23.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-24-10] NASA has selected Orbital Sciences to launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) mission in February 2013 aboard a Taurus XL 3110 rocket from Vandenberg’s U.S. Air Force […]

One of the main issues facing the space sector is an aging work force, and attracting the young people that will build, launch and operate the rockets, satellites and communications […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-23-10] Integral Systems Europe completed the first installation of its GeoMon regulatory solution, a satellite spectrum monitoring and geolocation system, for the Ukrainian State Centre of Radio-Frequencies (UCRF) […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-23-10] CapRock Government Solutions has been awarded four contracts to provide managed network services and more than 400 megahertz of commercial satellite capacity to four separate U.S. government […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-22-10] Thales Alenia Space signed a deal with Ball Aerospace to design an altimeter for the U.S. Navy’s new-generation Geosat Follow-On 2 (GFO-2) satellite, the manufacturer announced June […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-22-10] Via Satellite will present a webinar June 24 at 11 a.m. EDT, “The U.S. Air Force: The $41 Billion Question,” featuring U.S. Air Force Col. Roger Teague, […]

[Satellite News 06-21-10] The Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA) will play a key role in advancing satellite technology in one of Asia’s most media savvy markets. One of the […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-17-10] NASA has awarded its Space Network ground segment sustainment project contract to General Dynamics C4 Systems, the agency announced June 16.     The cost-plus-award fee, indefinite delivery/indefinite […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-10] The National Space Organization (NSPO), based in Taiwan, has contracted SpaceX to launch Formosat-5, NSPO’s Earth observation satellite, as early as December 2013, SpaceX announced June 14. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-10] ITT Corp. has completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) for a mission data unit (MDU) the company is developing for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-10] The Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s (KARI) Korea Space Launch Vehicle 1 (KSLV-1) exploded 137.19 seconds after liftoff on June 10, about a minute and a half before […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] NASA has selected Orbital Sciences to launch the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft in December 2012 aboard a Pegasus XL rocket from Vandenberg U.S. Air Force […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Raytheon Co.’s Advanced Responsive Tactically Effective Military Imaging Spectrometer (ARTEMIS) and Alliant Techsystems’ (ATK) spacecraft bus have completed their one-year experimental missions aboard the U.S. Air Force […]