Government/Military

United Launch Alliance Launches 70th Successful Mission in 77 Months with the Launch of the GPS IIF-4 Satellite for the U.S. Air Force.

United Launch Alliance Launches 70th Successful Mission in 77 Months with the Launch of the GPS IIF-4 Satellite for the U.S. Air Force.

A Chinese rocket launched on Monday has raised concerns in the United States over the possibility of an anti-satellite missile test.

Image credit: Gogo [Satellite TODAY 05-15-13] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted in-flight connectivity provider GoGo a blanket license to operate up to 1,000 Ku-band satellite aircraft for...

NASA is currently mulling potential uses for the two spy satellite telescopes that it received as a donation from the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) last year.

Forty years ago NASA launched Skylab, America’s first space station. As part of an initiative to reuse the hardware the agency developed to land on the moon, the station was launched into orbit on May 14, 1973 on board one of the last Saturn V rockets.

Europe has inaugurated its newest Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) service center.

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-13] Gigasat has announced the signing of a contract with the New Zealand Ministry of Defense. This new deal is for the supply of Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) certified...

In-orbit servicing provider ViviSat has unveiled a highly agile hosted payload capability that aims to supplement its life extension services. ViviSat uses the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV), manufactured its parent...

The Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA) has selected Janet Nickloy, director of Aerospace Mission Solutions for Harris Corporation, as its 2013 chair. The HPA fosters dialogue between the government and the...