Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-11] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center issued Space Florida an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Spaceports 3 contract worth up to $48 million to provide Minotaur launches from Florida, Space Florida announced Jan. 20.     Space Florida will partner with ATK and Astrotech on the contract to provide the launch complex and...

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-11] The U.S. Army has expanded Arinc Engineering Services’ primary role in developing an advanced global tracking capability for military assets under the Army’s Next Generation Wireless Communications (NGWC) program, Arinc announced Jan. 20.     Arinc and development partner Cubic Global Tracking Solutions will enhance the capabilities of the Army’s secure, wireless, mesh...

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-11] Canadian broadband communications solutions provider Norsat International has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire antenna and RF conditioning product developer Sinclair Technologies for $19.2 million, Norsat announced Jan. 19.     Norsat will finance the transaction with $4.75 million in cash, $12 million in debt financing from its principal banker, and 4...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-20-11] Raytheon will open in February its GPS Collaboration Center in El Segundo, Calif., which aims to allow U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems personnel to conduct simulated interactions with the GPS Operational Control Segment (GPS OCX) system, Raytheon announced Jan. 19.     The 17,900-square-foot center will feature an executive presentation...

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-11] Integral Systems has unveiled a 100-watt Ku-band solid state power amplifier (SSPA) through its Satcom Solutions division, the company announced Jan. 18.     At just 10 pounds in component form or 15 pounds with the optional cooling system, Integral Systems said it would target the SSPA to customers looking to replace or...

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-11] Arinc Engineering Services will install its Nexion digital solid-state sensor technology at 29 locations of the U.S. Air Force’s Ionospheric Data Network, Arinc announced Jan. 19.     The task order was placed under the Air Force’s F2AST program in December and will allow Arinc to complete installation of and provide sustainment of...

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-11] Com Dev was awarded a $9 million award from an unnamed government contractor to provide equipment for a military communications satellite, the Canadian satellite company announced Jan. 19.     Com Dev will provide beam select subsystems and switch assemblies for the satellite. Work on the contract will be carried out at the...

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-11] The U.S. Air Force has expanded Northrop Grumman’s Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellite program after its communications crosslink was activated and tested by the prime contractor and its sensor payload subcontractor, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman announced Jan. 18.     The demonstration showed that STSS’ radio frequency relay between the missile...

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-11] NASA is set to unveil its new rocket integration facility at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia Jan. 21, the agency announced.     The horizontal integration facility’s first customer will be Orbital Sciences, which will conduct Taurus 2 rocket missions for NASA under the agency’s COTS and Commercial Resupply Services programs.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-11] German Earth observation satellite operator RapidEye signed a one-year framework contract with various institutions and bodies of the European Union through the Joint Research Center (JRC) for the supply of satellite remote sensing data products and services, RapidEye announced Jan. 18.     The contract between RapidEye and the European JRC replaces the...