Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-10] China’s Sinosat-6 satellite has experienced a helium-pressurization system leak that may require operators to initiate extraordinary measures to bring the satellite into its operational orbit at the...

[Satellite TODAY 09-13-10] The European meteorological satellite organization (Eumetsat) has selected Arianespace to launch its new Metop-C satellite into polar orbit on a Soyuz launch vehicle during the last quarter...

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-10] Arianespace has signed a production contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to produce the first operational Vega rocket launch, Arianespace announced Sept. 8.     The deal...

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-10] GeoEye has contracted Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services to launch the GeoEye-2 Earth-imaging satellite on an Atlas 5 rocket, Lockheed Martin announced Sept 8.     Lockheed Martin...

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-10] Astrium Services has entered into an agreement with Avanti Communications to use Ka-band transponder capacity on the upcoming Hylas 1 satellite to test future military and government...

[Satellite News 09-09-10] RapidEye has hired Roland Berger Strategy Consultants to help the German geospatial solutions provider attract new investors and raise additional capital to expand its business, the company...

[Satellite TODAY 09-08-10] Secure mobile communication technology provider TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received antenna systems, quad band satellite emulators and other support equipment orders from the U.S. Army, TCS announced...

[Satellite TODAY 09-08-10] The European Space Agency‘s (ESA) Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite has recovered from a late July computer glitch and has resumed collecting data,...

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-10] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has issued Integral Systems with a $1.5 million contract modification to its Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C)...

[Satellite TODAY 09-02-10] The U.S. Department of Defense issued a $219.4 million contract to Honeywell International to supply systems, maintenance engineering and other services for an Air Force Satellite Control...