Government/Military

[Via Satellite 08-06-2014] Datacom Systems International placed a $1.7 million order for MarineLink COM10X 1-meter X-band satellite terminals from Norsat. The company will install the terminals on Naval ships for...

[Via Satellite 08-04-2014] United Launch Alliance delivered the United States Air Force’s seventh Global Positioning System (GPS 2F-7) satellite to space on Friday Aug. 1, 2014 aboard an Atlas 5...

[Via Satellite 08-04-2014] Lockheed Martin reports that the fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite has completed the acoustic testing conducted to simulate launch vibrations. Next is thermal vacuum testing,...

[Via Satellite 08-04-2014] The United States National Security Agency (NSA) has certified the ViaSat–Harris Corporation wideband Small Tactical Terminal (STT) (KOR 24A). With certification complete, the companies can deliver the...

[Via Satellite 08-01-2014] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Acentia-owned 2020 Company a $97.2 million contract for Satellite Mission Operations and Maintenance Support (SMOMS). The five-year contract...

[Via Satellite 07-31-2014] Lockheed Martin has awarded $25.4 million to General Dynamics for the construction of the U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) 3 Network Communications Element (NCE) for...

[Via Satellite 07-30-2014] Boeing, working with ViaSat, has signed its first U.S. government customer for Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX). Boeing reports the customer has rights to military Ka-band capacity on...

[Via Satellite 07-29-2014] SES Government
 Solutions (SES GS) reports that as of July 8, 2014, the company has received approval from the General Services Administration (GSA) to
 offer O3b Networks...

[Via Satellite 07-29-2014] United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, launched three Air Force satellites on July 28, 2014. Using a Delta 4 rocket, the...

[Via Satellite 07-28-2014] To reign in the ever-expanding proliferation of space debris, cooperation between the governments of the United States and Russia is essential, said Jer-Chyi Liou, chief scientist for...