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[Satellite TODAY 03-04-13] SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to orbit for its second mission under the company’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. The...

[Satellite TODAY 03-04-13] SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to orbit for its second mission under the company’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. The...

[Satellite TODAY 03-04-13] China has announced its plan to take over a more prominent role in the global commercial satellite launching business. The country, which currently has 3 percent of...

[Satellite TODAY 03-04-13] The first satellite powered by a Google Nexus One smartphone is successfully working from its orbit. The United Kingdom Space Agency’s STRaND-1 was launched on Feb. 25...

Europeans satellite operations currently depend almost entirely on the United States when it comes to space debris surveillance and tracking information.

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] Lockheed Martin, under contract to develop the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System 3 satellites, has successfully turned on power to the system module of...

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] The European SABER project has announced it will publish practical guidelines in April to help regional authorities specify, procure and fund satellite broadband solutions. The announcement follows...

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] The new GOES-R satellite being built by Lockheed Martin may help provide earlier warnings for severe weather, according to the NOAA. The new satellite would be capable...

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] Russian pay-TV operator Orion Express has announced plans to create a Hotbird-style satellite hotspot for Russia at the 85 degrees east orbital position. The company is the...

Telefonica Splits Share of Hispasat Between Eutelsat and Abertis Telefonica has reached an agreement to sell its 13 percent stake in Spanish satellite operator Hispasat to Eutelsat and Abertis for...