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The NOAA-N Prime spacecraft, a Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), was delivered to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., for a Feb. 4 launch, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. Lockheed Martin […]

Full House Authorization Committee Overseeing NASA Has Stable Leadership, But Major Shakeup Hits Subcommittee NASA Faces New Top Appropriators In Both Senate, House Next Year In the wake of elections […]

A satellite expected to last four years is still going after five years in orbit, so its replacement won’t have to be launched immediately, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] stated. The […]

In House, Missile Defense Leader Franks Reelected, But So Too Is Tauscher Key Appropriations Leadership May See Shakeup After Election Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services […]

[Satellite News 11-10-08] Maj. Michael Moyles of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Superiority Panel is a strong believer in the ability of hosted commercial payloads to serve the satellite communication […]

Israeli Defense Minister Tzipi Livni told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the tiny Middle Eastern nation isn’t ruling out any option as it faces a growing Iranian threat, […]

[Satellite Today 11-10-08] Thuraya has launched ThurayaRecharge, a recharging service for pre-paid Thuraya phone users, the company announced Nov. 11.     Provided in partnership with FoneRecharge, based in Australia, the […]

A team led by Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] finished the Global Positioning System III (GPS III) spacecraft integrated baseline review on schedule, the company announced. That effort with the Air […]

[Satellite Today 11-10-08] Orbcomm reported a 15.3 percent increase in revenue to $8 million and a 39.2 percent increase in service revenue to $6.3 million in the company’s third quarter […]

NASA Sees Only 65 Percent Chance Orion-Ares Will Fly In March 2015; CBO Says Costs Might Exceed Plans By As Much As $7 Billion Over NASA Budgets Chances Of Retiring […]

[Satellite Today 11-10-08] A team led by Lockheed Martin was awarded the facilities development and operations contract for the Johnson Space Center by NASA, Lockheed Martin announced Nov. 10.     […]

Cyber warriors in China repeatedly hacked into an unclassified White House computer network, stealing data before IT experts patched the system to fix the breach, the Financial Times reported. China […]

[Satellite Today 11-10-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has filed comments recommending the expansion of satellite requirements to ensure reliable and interoperable communications to the public safety community in response to […]

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 [Satellite Today 11-10-08] Hughes Network Systems signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to study network centric enterprise architecture validation of IP […]

By George Friedman http://www.stratfor.com Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States by a large majority in the Electoral College. The Democrats have dramatically increased their control of […]

[Satellite Today 11-10-08] Inmarsat saw revenues increase 16.4 percent to $162.5 million in its third quarter 2008 financial report, released Nov. 10.     Inmarsat reported strong growth across all of […]

President-elect Barack Obama said in his victory speech that the United States will defeat those who attempt to tear down the world, while also offering an olive branch to those […]

Space Shuttle Endeavour is poised on Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center to lift off at 7:55 p.m. ET Friday for the STS-126 Mission to the International Space Station. […]

Multiple sensors in ballistic missile defense systems (BMDS) were linked as they participated in a test, tracking a strategic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the Missile Defense Agency […]

A Proton Breeze M rocket lifted a new ASTRA satellite into orbit from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, SES Astra announced. The satellite headed toward a prime orbital position 19.2 degrees […]

[Satellite Today 11-07-08] Gilat Satellite Networks has won a cellular backhaul deal in Bolivia with a major international wireless operator, the company said Nov. 6.     The unnamed cellular operator […]

[Satellite News 11-07-08] Thales Alenia Space has seen a significant leadership change this year. Reynald Seznec replaced Pascale Sourisse as the company’s new CEO in May. It should be an […]

[Satellite Today 11-07-08] Lockheed Martin’s Block 5D-3 spacecraft, which had an original operative lifespan of four years, has surpassed five years of on-orbit operations and continues to function normally, the […]

[Satellite Today 11-07-08] Communications infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region requires flexibility, dependability and reach for the dissemination of bandwidth-rich content, according to David Ball, Intelsat’s vice president for the Asia-Pacific […]

[Satellite Today 11-07-08] Hughes Communications Inc. reported record revenues in its third financial quarter of 2008 with a 16 percent increase from the same period in 2007, according to CEO […]

[Satellite Today 11-07-08] Inmarsat has announced a trial for in-flight mobile services with a top Asian airline, the company said Nov. 6.     Malaysia Airlines will be offering in-flight mobile […]

[Satellite Today 11-07-08] Orbcomm has signed eight new test and evaluation agreements with prospective value-added resellers, distribution partners and potential end-users in connection with its Automatic Identification System (AIS) services, […]

[Satellite Today 11-07-08] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has received two new equipment deals from military and domestic companies for military equipment.     On Nov. 6, Comtech announced that its California-based subsidiary, […]

[Satellite Today 11-06-08] DigitalGlobe has signed an agreement with DeCarta, a supplier of software and services for the location-based services (LBS) industry, under which DigitalGlobe will provide DeCarta’s geospatial platform […]