Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 04-20-10] Lockheed Martin is ahead of development schedule for the U.S. Air Force‘s next-generation GPS system, GPS 3, having completed 26 of 65 critical design review (CDR) tests,...

[Satellite TODAY 04-19-10]  Brazil, India and the Republic of South Africa signed an agreement to develop and launch a new civil satellite program into space, government officials from the countries...

[Satellite TODAY 04-19-10]  Satellite imagery company DigitalGlobe has contracted Raytheon to provide an enhanced constellation collection management system, DigitalGlobe announced April 16.     The Raytheon system aims to provide DigitalGlobe’s...

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] U.S. space exploration will reach beyond the moon and further into the solar system’s reaches by 2025, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a speech at the...

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] The launch of Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) GSLV-D3 rocket carrying the GSAT-4 communications satellite has failed due to a third-stage engine malfunction that resulted in total...

[Satellite News 04-16-10] In January, medium-sized German space systems provider OHB Systems received its largest single order to date — a 566 million euro ($767.8 million) contract from the European...

[Satellite News 04-16-10] The 26th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs brought technology enthusiasts and business leaders together to address the future of the commercial and civil value of the...

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] RapidEye has entered into a contractual partnership agreement with Swedish distributor Metria to distribute RapidEye satellite imagery in the Scandinavian, Baltic and Icelandic data markets, the imagery...

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] Lockheed Martin has completed all factory testing of the first satellite in the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program and is ready to deliver...

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] The European Space Agency (ESA) has started to receive data from the CryoSat-2 satellite, the organization confirmed April 13.     The satellite, launched April 8 as part...