Government/Military

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Norsat International Inc. has been awarded contracts by the Republic of Ireland’s Department of Defence to provide satellite equipment, satellite capacity, training, and network services for […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] United Launch Alliance (ULA) is restructuring the Delta 2 program to make it more cost effective in a challenging market, the company said Jan. 29.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Russian telecoms satellite Express-AM33 has been placed into orbit by a Proton M rocket, the Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) announced Jan. 28.     The satellite […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Boeing Corp. handed over the first of six Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites to the U.S. Air Force, Boeing announced Jan. 28.     The satellite, which […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] Boeing Co. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for three launches, the service announced Jan. 24.     The $503.3 million contract covers […]

[Satellite News – 1-23-08]  U.S. President George W. Bush signed a package of directives to reform U.S. defense trade policies and practices, the White House announced Jan. 22.     According […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Swedish Space Corp. will control and operate the scientific satellite Odin for an additional year, the company announced Jan. 23.     Odin, part of the European […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] U.S. President George W. Bush has signed a package of directives that will ensure export control policies and practices support the National Security Strategy of 2006, […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Integral Systems Inc. has handed over satellite bus operations for the initial Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite to the Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) baseline, the […]

[Satellite Today – 1-22-08] L3 Communications Systems-West has been awarded a $13.8 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy with life cycle sustainment of the Deployable Multi-Channel Satellite Communications System, […]

[Satellite Today – 1-18-08] Surrey Satellites Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has teamed up with the British Space Center to launch a competition for young scientists in the United Kingdom, the company […]

[Satellite Today – 1-18-08] Astrium and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a contract for the development of the BepiColombo spacecraft, Europe’s first mission to Mercury, ESA announced Jan. 18. […]

[Satellite Today – 1-18-08] Integral Systems Inc. will begin work on the ground control segment for the next generation of GPS satellites under a contract from Northrop Grumman, Integral announced […]

[Satellite Today – 1-16-08] The joint U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team has completed the on-orbit deployment of the modernized GPS System Block 2R (GPS 2R-M) satellite with the announcement that […]

[Satellite Today – 1-16-08] Harris Corp. was awarded a $410 million contract to provide operations and maintenance support to the U.S. Air Force, Harris announced Jan. 15.     Harris was […]

[Satellite Today – 1-15-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has received a $4.6 million contract modification from NATO, Globecomm announced Jan. 14.     The modification extends communications services and on-site support for […]

[Satellite News – 1-15-08] With the announcement that the WorldView-1 imaging satellite has reached full operating capability, DigitalGlobe’s capacity has been increased five fold, and the company’s biggest problem with […]

[Satellite Today – 1-11-08] C2Sat, a provider of shipboard stabilized satellite communications terminals, signed a marketing and sales agreement with DRS Technologies, C2Sat said in a statement.     Under the […]

[Satellite Today – 1-8-08] Boeing Satellite Systems Inc. and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Corp. have been awarded $75 million contract extensions for work the U.S. Air Force‘s Transformational Satellite Communications […]

[Satellite Today – 1-4-08] The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will lead an international effort to pinpoint the location more than 40 GPS satellites in orbit, NOAA announced […]

[Satellite Today – 1-4-08] DigitalGlobe‘s WorldView-1 satellite has reached full operating capacity for all customers and the company is taking orders for imagery from resellers, partners and customers, DigitalGlobe announced […]

[Satellite Today – 1-4-08] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. received orders from the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command for satellite equipment, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced Jan. 3.     Under the $17.7 million […]

[Satellite Today — 1-3-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has received a 39.5 million Canadian dollar ($40.2 million) contract to provide continued support to NASA‘s Johnson Space Center for […]

[1-3-08 – Satellite Today] The first 1,000 units that can receive signals from Russia’s Glonass and the U.S. GPS navigation system have sold out, according to Russian media reports.     […]

[1-3-08 – Satellite Today] SpaceDev Inc. has been awarded a contract by the International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) to conduct requirements definition and preliminary design of the ILO spacecraft’s astrophysics […]

[12-27-07 – Satellite Today] The Addressable Radio for Emergency Alert (AREA) has been tested and is ready to use in India for early tsunami warnings, according to Indian news sources. […]

[12-27-07 – Satellite Today] China Direct Broadcast Satellite Co. (ChinaDBSat) officially started operations Dec. 25, the company announced Dec. 27.         China DBSat is a state-owned company that owns all […]

[12-26-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Air Force has authorized Boeing Co. to begin construction on a sixth Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite, Boeing announced Dec. 21.     The Commonwealth […]

[12-26-07 – Satellite Today] A Proton M launch vehicle placed three Russian Global Navigation System Program (Glonass) navigation satellites in orbit, International Launch Services and the Khrunichev State Research and […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. has received a $695 million contract to build NASA‘s next generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), Boeing announced Dec. 20.     The contract, […]