Government/Military

[Satellite News – 6-27-08] With France set to assume the presidency of the European Union (EU) in July, there could be major changes in European space policy in the immediate […]

[Satellite Today – 6-27-08] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) conducted a full launch dress rehearsal and hold down firing of the Falcon 1 Flight 3 vehicle June 26, the company […]

[Satellite Today – 6-27-08] The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne a contract for the fabrication and ground test of a solar thermal propulsion […]

[Satellite Today – 6-27-08] Canada plans to build a space telescope designed to detect and track asteroids as well as satellites, Defence Research Development Canada (DRDC) and the Canadian Space […]

[Satellite Today – 8-25-08] TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has been awarded a contract to build and implement an IP-based private satellite network to support U.S. Department of Defense personnel in […]

[Satellite Today – 8-25-08] Crawford Communications Inc. received a contract to support the U.S. military’s Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS), the company announced June 24.     DVIDS is […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Patriot Antenna Systems Inc. been awarded a federal supply schedule contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide equipment and services to government customers, […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Arqiva has won a contract to provide video services using MPEG-4 technology to U.K. armed forces stationed overseas, Arqiva said June 23.     Under a contract […]

[Satellite Today – 6-23-08] Com Dev International Ltd. will design, build and launch a micro-satellite for the government of Canada, the company announced June 23. Under the contract, valued at […]

[Satellite Today – 6-20-08] Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)’s Earth observation satellite has passed its Test Readiness Review (TRR), the company said June 19. The DMC-2 satellite is scheduled for […]

[Satellite Today – 6-19-08] The United States is using capacity on the United Kingdom’s military Skynet 5 satellites and further deals could be struck later this year. Paradigm, an EADS […]

[Satellite News – 6-17-08] Space situational awareness is one of the key issues that countries around the world have to work on throughout the next 10 years in terms of […]

[Satellite Today – 6-10-08] The glass mirror blank for GeoEye’s next-generation Earth imaging has been delivered to camera manufacturer ITT Corp., GeoEye announced June 10.     GeoEye awarded a contract […]

[Satellite Today – 06-06-08] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) signed a deal with NASA to improve mission critical software systems, the company said June 5.      Under a Space Act Agreement, […]

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] GeoEye Inc. won a contract with the U.S. government, valued at $22 million, the company said June 4.     Under this award, GeoEye will provide the […]

When terrestrial communications equipment has either been destroyed or rendered unavailable, satellite-based emergency systems receive praise for picking up the slack. But memories fade after the debris is cleaned up, […]

[Satellite Today – 5-30-08] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has won a contract worth 1.6 million euros ($2.49 million) from Astrium GmbH to develop and supply the multi-spectral imager for […]

[Satellite Today – 5-28-08] The Boeing Company hopes to play a key role in the U.S. Air Force Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness (SASSA) program. The company, announced, May 28, that […]

[Satellite Today – 5-28-08] Harris Corp. has been awarded a potential five-year, $85 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Navy for multiband satellite communications terminals, the company […]

[Satellite Today – 5-27-08] SES New Skies has renewed its support for The Nature Conservancy, a leading conservation organization, the company said May 26. The renewed support comes in the […]

[Satellite Today – 5-23-08] GMV received a subcontract from prime contractor Orbital Sciences Corp. to adapt a satellite flight dynamics software product for NASA’s Glory satellite mission, GMV announced May […]

[Satellite Today – 5-21-08] The NPOESS Integrated Program Office awarded a contract to the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to develop the microwave imager/sounder sensor for the next generation of polar-orbiting […]

[Satellite Today – 5-20-08] Northrop Grumman Corp. completed the system requirements review for the U.S. Air Force next-generation GPS (GPS) Control Segment (OCX), the company announced May 19.     In […]

[Satellite Today – 5-20-08] Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space demonstrated a new satellite system for guiding and monitoring emergency service vehicles responding to fire or other incidents in tunnels and […]

[Satellite Today – 5-20-08] The U.S. Department of Homeland Security‘s National Communications System (NCS) is partnering with Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) to provide satellite priority services to the NCS priority […]

[Satellite News – 5-19-08] Spain is getting serious about space, with plans to launch a pair of its own satellites in the next few years to improve its capabilities. “After […]