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Raytheon has received a contract from NASA to develop a Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) for NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System 2 spacecraft.

According to analysts at IHS Jane’s Military and Security Assessments Intelligence Centre in London, satellite imagery indicates the possibility that Iran is building a ballistic missile launching facility near the city of Shahrud.

A Lockheed Martin team has successfully completed electrical, mechanical and thermal environmental tests for the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument, which will make crucial solar measurements when it flies on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) satellite mission, known as GOES R.

A combination of satellite image analysis and field visits to Aleppo, the largest city in Syria, show widespread damage to residential areas, civilian organization and cultural heritage, according to Amnesty International.

The U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have successfully delivered the 19th Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), block 5D3, weather satellite to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

SkyTruth monitors environmental changes and provides satellite pictures and supporting data to environmental advocates, the media, and the public.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express has found evidence of the existence of water in Mars.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has organized a committee to probe abnormalities on the country's advanced weather satellite, INSAT 3D, following its launch on July 26.

MDA Signs Space-Based Surveillance Deal With Canada’s Department of National Defense MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), a global communications and information company has signed a CA$10.8 million ($10.4 million) contract...

Arianespace Successfully launches ESA’s Fourth ATV Thales Alenia Space has announced the successful liftoff of the European Space Agency’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), named after famous scientist Albert Einstein....