Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 10-01-10] The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has awarded two contracts to Raytheon to develop and provide the command, control and communications segment and interface data processing segment for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System, the agency announced Sept. 30.     The contracts hold a combined potential value of more...

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] The European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services (AEPOC) released a new action plan bring about a broader anti-piracy strategy in Europe, AEPOC announced Sept. 29.       Framework of the new action plan involves establishing four work groups as standing committees to manage areas of intelligence, regulatory & lobbying,...

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Russia’s Orbital Technologies and Rocket and Space Corp. Energia (RSC Energria) have partnered to build, launch, and operate the world’s first Commercial Space Station (CSS), the companies announced Sept. 29.     The CSS will be designed to hold up to seven passengers and be targeted for use by private citizens, professional crews...

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded Raytheon a one-year, $30 million extension of the Information Assurance Services (IAS) contract the company received in 2005, Raytheon announced Sept. 29.     Raytheon’s IA Services program provides enterprise cyber-security in seven areas: program management, security engineering assessments, vulnerability assessments, intrusion detection, public key...

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-10] Glowlink has enhanced its geolocation products to include the capability to locate satellite interference emitters using a single satellite, the company announced Sept. 28.     The single-satellite geolocation capability, which aims to eliminate end-user’s dependency on adjacent satellites in order to find the location of an interference, will be made available to...

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-10] Thales Alenia Space and Zodiac Data Systems have partnered to develop satellite transmission monitoring and interference protection solutions, the companies announced Sept. 28.     The two companies will combine technical and commercial efforts to offer turnkey solutions to frequency allocation agencies and intelligence agencies, which combine equipment needed for carrier monitoring, traffic...

[Satellite TODAY 09-28-10] The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) questioned the U.S. Air Force‘s ability to maintain a minimum number of healthy GPS satellites in orbit in a report released Sept. 27.     In the report, the GAO speculated that Lockheed Martin, which was contracted by the Air Force to build future GPS 3 satellites,...

[Satellite TODAY 09-28-10] ViaSat won an additional $5.5 million Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) and spares order from the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), ViaSat announced Sept. 27.     The order augments SPAWAR’s Lot 11 delivery orders with ViaSat as part of its annual MIDS lot procurements. This new Lot...

[Satellite TODAY 09-28-10] Globecomm Systems has been awarded $4 million in contracts from unnamed U.S. government agencies to supply its network management software product, AxxSys Orion, and associated engineering support services, Globecomm announced Sept. 28.     The service will support global operations of several large entry Earth stations as well as numerous smaller fixed and...

[Satellite TODAY 09-28-10] Boeing has acquired initial on-orbit signals from the U.S. Air Force’s first Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) satellite following its Sept. 25 launch by Orbital Sciences from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Boeing announced Sept. 27.     Boeing, which is responsible for overall program management, said the satellite is functioning normally and...