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[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  Arianespace received a contract from JSAT to launch the JCSAT-12 satellite in summer 2009, Arianespace announced Sept. 19. JCSAT-12, being manufactured by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space […]

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  SES New Skies will partner with SeaMobile’s Maritime Telecommunications Network product group to test a pair of miniaturized VSAT antennas for small vessels, the companies announced […]

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  OHB Technology Group of Germany has acquired part of SpaceDev Inc. of California, the companies announced Sept. 19. OHB, which has operations in satellite, space hardware […]

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  Iridium Satellite has increased maritime traffic in Asia and the South Pacific by 22 percent, land-based traffic by 26 percent, the company announced Sept. 18. "Traffic […]

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today] The  Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST), a Dubai government organization, plans to launch its DubaiSat-1 spacecraft in 2008, the organization announced. The satellite […]

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  Arqiva, the U.K.-based satellite solutions company, received a contract to help launch the BBC’s free-to-air digital TV platform, dubbed Freesat, by March, Arqiva announced Sept. 18. […]

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Air Force awarded   Comtech EF Data Corp. a $5.3 million development contract for the High Data Rate Radio Frequency Ground Modem, the company announced […]

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Development and Test Wing awarded      Lockheed Martin a $2.4 million task order to support missions of […]

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  Tandberg Television has won a deal to supply advanced IP infrastructure equipment and encoders to a new direct-to-home provider in India, Tandberg announced Sept. 19. Bharti […]

[09-18-07 – Satellite Today] JSAT is teaming up with Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. (B-SAT) to jointly procure and launch a hybrid broadcast/communications satellite in 2011, the companies announced Sept. 18. […]

[09-18-07 – Satellite Today] DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-1 imagery satellite was lofted into orbit Sept. 18 by a Boeing Delta 2 rocket, Boeing announced. Lift-off occurred at 2:35 p.m. EDT, and the […]

[09-18-07 – Satellite Today]  Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has delivered the U.S. Department of Defense’s Tactical Satellite 3 Spacecraft Bus (TacSat-3) to the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for final integration […]

[09-18-07 – Satellite Today] In-orbit testing of the DirecTV 10 satellite has uncovered problems with some of the spacecraft’s spot beams, DirecTV announced Sept. 14. DirecTV 10, which will be […]

[09-18-07 – Satellite Today] International Communications Group (ICG) received a contract Dassault Falcon to provide Iridium satellite communication systems and handsets as optional equipment for the Falcon family of aircraft, […]

[09-18-07 – Satellite Today] Altium Ltd. has donated software to the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, Space Flight Laboratory to support the school’s CanX satellite missions, the company […]

[09-18-07 – Satellite Today] The state of Missouri awarded Orbital Data Net a satellite broadband contract to provide WildBlue high-speed internet via satellite service throughout the state, the company announced. […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] unveiled the Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR) system, developed with company funding, to defeat targets close to civilian assets and friendly forces due to its precise […]

The Northrop Grumman Foundation launched 55 Maryland teachers into weightlessness as part of as part of its Weightless Flights of Discovery program. Foundation leaders hope to inspire and prepare the […]

The Mars exploration rover Opportunity cautiously ventured hardly any way down a slope leading to the floor of the Martian Victoria Crater, then backed out to check wheel slippage. NASA […]

ATK Won’t Protest NASA Awarding Ares I Upper Stage Contract To Boeing Alliant Techsystems [ATK] won’t protest NASA giving the contract for a key next-generation U.S. spaceship component to The […]

Arianespace To Launch Four Satellites For Astrium Astrium selected Arianespace to launch four satellites of the space segment of the ELISA demonstrator, Arianespace announced.. The satellites will be placed in […]

Google Inc. will provide the money for a $20 million prize to any non-governmental effort that places a rover on the moon which then performs certain duties, and as well […]

Celebrating Half A Century Of American Space Flight The American space program, celebrating its half-century mark, has given birth to a vibrant, expanding economy worth $180 billion in 2005, an […]

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) launched an unmanned probe to the moon, notching up Asian competition involving the pale orb, according to the Japan Times. Named Kaguya after a […]

Atlantis May Not Retire Next Year Spacewalking astronauts on the upcoming Space Shuttle Discovery STS-120 Mission to the International Space Station (ISS) likely will test making repairs to damaged thermal […]

The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) voted to provide the full $549 million that President Bush requested for the Airborne Laser (ABL), a 100 percent funding move for a program where […]

[09-17-07 – Satellite Today]  The General Dynamics-Lockheed Martin Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) team received a contract modification from the U.S. Army to continue development of the system as well as […]

[09-17-07 – Satellite Today]  DigitalGlobe‘s WorldView-1 imagery satellite is scheduled to be placed into the orbit Sept. 18 by a Boeing Delta 2 rocket. WorldView-1 was manufactured by Ball Aerospace […]

[09-17-07 – Satellite Today] The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) revealed a series of draft recommendations Sept. 17 designed to boost broadband growth in India. The “Growth in Broadband” […]

[09-17-07 – Satellite Today] Irish National broadcaster   RTE is increasing its satellite communication fleet by two antennas, Advent Communications announced Sept. 17. RTE is purchasing a pair of Newswift 1.2-meter […]