Government/Military

Los Angeles artists Jon Gibson and Amanda White have created a design inspired by Andy Warhol that has been impressed into a satellite's panel to produce a replica of an oversized electrical charging device.

Lockheed Martin is expecting to see an increase demand for AEHF satellites over the next several years. “AEHF is a critical asset to both tactical users and the highest offices of government,” said Mark Valerio, vice president of Lockheed Martin’s military space.

The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded a contract option to Space Systems Loral (SSL) to continue developing and demonstrating affordable design concepts for next generation protected Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM).

With the launch of the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, Boeing and the U.S. Air Force continue to expand the advanced WGS communications network that serves the U.S. Department of Defense and its international partners, including the Australian Defence Force.

Perhaps best known for its Atlantic Ocean beaches, Appalachian mountains, world-class crab cakes and Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl champions, Maryland also has thriving satellite, aerospace and defense sectors.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is taking significant steps to make hosted payloads a more likely reality in the coming months by doing a lot of work behind the scenes, which will make it easier to facilitate potential deals with the commercial satellite sector. Douglas Loverro, deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy at...

While there is clearly an international opportunity for hosted payloads, a lot of eyes still remain on the U.S. government. While we have seen a slew of deals earlier this year, a real breakthrough with the U.S. government may not be far away. Hosted Payloads are set to enter the thinking far earlier when looking...

Harris Government Communications Systems (Harris GCS) is positioning itself to be a key player in what promises to be an exciting hosted payload market in the United States over the next year. With the U.S. government putting in an infrastructure/architecture that will make it easier to do hosted payload deals in the future, Harris GCS...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has selected Colorado-based Surrey Satellite Technology US (SST-US) for the flight of the Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC) payload under the sponsorship of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD). Under the agreement, SST-US will provide a hosted payload flight opportunity for the NASA DSAC payload on its upcoming OTB mission,...

Aireon has awarded a $42 million contract to ITT Exelis to provide the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data processing and distribution component for Aireon’s global space-based air traffic surveillance system.      Aireon, a joint venture between Iridium Communications and Nav Canada  will take advantage of the hosted payload space on Iridium NEXT – Iridium’s second-generation...