Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] The Satellite Design Lab at the University of Texas has been awarded the first place in the national University Nanosatellite Program competition. Ten universities across the United...

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] Lockheed Martin has announced a milestone in the development of flight software for the United States Air Force‘s Global Position System 3 satellites. The flight software is...

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] The Sicilian regional government in Italy has announced its decision to revoke permission for the United States to build a ground station for a satellite defense system...

Clyde Space has announced that the first satellite designed and built in Scotland will be launched on board a Russian rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan next June.

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-13] The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has signed a $34 million firm fixed price contract with ViaSat on behalf of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System...

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-13] A group of executives from domestic commercial satellite companies have co-signed a letter to the United States Department of Defense to urge the military to better illustrate...

DigitalGlobehas announced that construction of its WorldView-3 satellite is on schedule. The company plans to complete the satellite in time for a mid-2014 launch in order to meet the requirements of its EnhancedView contract with the U.S. government.

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-13] DigitalGlobe and GeoEye have announced the completion of their merger. The combined company now has a market capitalization of $2.1 billion, based on the closing price of...

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-13] NASA has successfully launched a new Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) Wednesday. The spacecraft is the agency’s 11th TDRS and will be used for communications with...

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-13] ITT Exelis received a follow-on contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to provide upgraded satellite remote sensor systems. Exelis will provide additional sensors, simulators and...