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[Satellite Today 03-10-09] Orbcomm’s two-way satellite data communications services have been authorized for use in Greece, Albania and Latvia, the company announced March 9.     The company said the increase […]

[Satellite Today 03-10-09] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has delivered the first two suites of equipment for the Kanopus-type satellite platforms to VNIIEM in Russia, the company said March 6. […]

[Satellite Today 03-10-09] Iridium completed the replacement of its operational satellite lost in the Feb. 10 collision with a non-operational Russian military satellite, Iridium announced March 9.     Iridium worked […]

[Satellite Today 03-10-09] SkyTerra appointed Gary Epstein as executive vice president of law and regulation, the company announced March 9.     Epstein will be responsible for the legal, legislative and […]

NASA is making progress in tackling problems with programs suffering cost overruns and schedule delays, but more work remains in fixing the mess, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) testified. The […]

Russia is developing an anti-satellite capability, The International Herald Tribune reported, quoting a Russian official. Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Valentin Popovkin said Russia can’t remain idle while China and the […]

Mikulski Continues To Chair NASA Oversight Subcommittee Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) will continue to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee commerce, justice, science and related agencies subcommittee for the next […]

NASA named six people to a mishap investigation board to probe causes of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) disaster, in which the carbon-dioxide-tracking satellite was lost as it plunged into […]

Irdium Satellite LLC, which lost one of its satellites in a collision with an old Russian intel satellite, proposed multiple actions to lessen the threat space debris poses to spacecraft […]

In a brilliant nighttime launch, a Delta II rocket from United Launch Alliance (ULA) blazed into a black sky over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., to place the Kepler […]

Updated — March 6, 2009 – 12:10 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: March 6 Mission: Kepler Launch […]

The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] an $11.4 million contract to support Patriot missile defense facilities this year. The Army Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued the […]

[Satellite Today 03-09-09] Vizada is extending its Trade-Up to Iridium promotion based on feedback from service providers, Vizada announced Mar. 5.     Vizada said it will run the program until […]

Courtney Stadd, a former NASA official who left the agency, was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly using a temporary NASA post he held later to help steer […]

[Satellite Today 03-09-09] The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) is including the participation of decision-making government officials from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the Indian Ministry […]

The Air Force Research Laboratory gave Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] a contract to develop lightweight wireless systems inside spacecraft, in place of heavy copper wire systems. Northrop will develop a […]

[Satellite Today 03-09-09] SARS Corp., a provider of technologies dedicated to the satellite-based management of fixed and mobile assets, and Securewest International, a provider of maritime security and emergency response, […]

A new Navy Air and Missile Defense Command will be stood up next month at the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Dahlgren, Va., Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations, […]

[Satellite Today 03-09-09] Liberty Media has closed its second, and final phase of its $530 million investment in Sirius XM Radio, Sirius XM announced Mar. 6.     Liberty has committed […]

NASA and the Air Force designated three university and industry partners in California, Texas and Virginia as national hypersonic science centers. Those centers will advance research in air-breathing propulsion, materials […]

[Satellite Today 03-09-09] NASA needs to increase the effectiveness of its project management and adopt better practices that focus on closing gaps in knowledge about requirements, technologies, funding, time and […]

NASA is holding a tournament in which participants can vote for what they think are the all-time greatest missions out of 64. The Mission Madness competition begins today. Space fans […]

[Satellite Today 03-09-09] ViaSat has appointed Satcom Direct as a value-added reseller and customer support liaison for its new Yonder mobile broadband service, ViaSat announced Mar. 5.     The deal […]

The Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] Global Positioning System III, or GPS III, is progressing well during its preliminary design review, the company announced. Lockheed and its subcontractors, ITT and General […]

[Satellite News 03-06-09] Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) has one of the most ambitious business plans of any new satellite operator around the globe. The company signed deals in […]

Incorrect information was supplied to Space & Missile Defense Report by Fleishman-Hilliard public relations concerning the title of Ed Anderson, information that was used in an article March 2, 2009. […]

Discovery Launch A Day Earlier Than Expected; NASA Likely Can Execute Its Five Planned Space Shuttle Missions This Year, On Schedule Satellites Colliding Raise Risk Of Catastrophic Damage To Space […]

[Satellite Today 03-06-09] Allen and Overy has reached a financial close with Mubadala Development Co. and Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) on the Yahsat satellite project, Allen and Overy […]

[Satellite Today 03-06-09] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has signed a 30 million euro ($38 million) contract with Astrium GmbH, EADS Astrium‘s unit in Germany for the supply of a […]

[Satellite Today 03-06-09] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX ) has named former Sea Launch President and General Manager, Rob Peckham as its new vice president of business development, SpaceX announced […]