Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] Inmarsat Navigation Ventures Ltd. received a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop and certify a transceiver terminal for the Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN), the U.S. Department of Defense announced Aug. 13.      Under the $18 million contract, Inmarsat will modify the BGAN network to support...

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket launched the Advanced Extremely High Frequency-1 (AEHF-1) satellite for the U.S. Air Force Aug. 14, the ULA announced.      The AEHF constellation of four satellites, being manufactured by Lockheed Martin, will provide 10 times greater capacity and channel data rates six times higher than...

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has launched the GPS-supported Geo Augmented Navigation (Gagan) satellite navigation system to aid Indian air traffic, the organization announced Aug. 12.     Gagan, based on a constellation of 24 satellites positioned in six different orbital locations, aims to provide seamless coverage of air traffic from South...

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-10] The U.S. Air Force‘s first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite will be launched Aug. 14 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla., the Air Force confirmed Aug. 12.     The AEHF satellite, designed and built by a Lockheed Martin-led team, aims to provide survivable,...

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-10] NASA‘s first microsatellite, Fastsat, has arrived at Kodiak Island, Alaska, from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to begin final launch preparations with Orbital Sciences, the agency announced Aug. 12.     Outfitted with six technology and atmospheric experiments, the microsatellite will be integrated on a Minotaur 4 launch vehicle and lift off from...

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Remote asset tracking and information management solutions SkyBitz has opened a new business unit to provide remote asset management solutions based on technology developed for and financed by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), SkyBitz announced Aug. 11.     SkyBitz said the new business’ products would be marketed to government...

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Israel Space Agency (ISA) Director General Zvi Kaplan signed a joint statement of intent to expand cooperation in civil space activities, NASA announced Aug. 11.     The agencies agreed to identify new joint activities related to Earth, space exploration and life sciences and work together to expand...

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] Newtec has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide its FlexACM technology, supporting IP-trunking satellite links, to an unnamed government prime contractor in the United States, the company announced Aug. 10.      Newtec will provide and help install a solution that includes Elevation EL470 satellite IP modems with FlexACM technology in 1:1...

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] Arqiva has expanded its government services contracts with SES World Skies and USG Solutions, Arqiva announced Aug. 9.     SES World Skies and USG Solutions will take additional data distribution services using Arqiva’s teleport infrastructure, global fiber network and capacity. The contract includes four duplex SCPC data services with a combined throughput...

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded satellite imagery providers DigitalGlobe and GeoEye with separate 10-year, $3.5 billion contracts under the NGA’s EnhancedView procurement program, the companies announced Aug. 6.     DigitalGlobe’s contract will begin in September upon expiration of its NextView agreement with the agency. DigitalGlobe will supply satellite imagery deliveries...