Government/Military

[Satellite Today 10-02-08] Avanti Communications signed contracts with the European Space Agency, the European Union and various U.K. regional development agencies to secure future business for Avanti’s first satellite, Hylas One, the company announced Oct. 2.     Hylas One is due for launch in 2009.     In its October preliminary reports, Avanti reported revenue of...

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] ViaSat Inc. has been awarded contracts totaling $25 million for LinkWayS2 satellite modems to support the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp. and other U.S. Department of Defense customers, ViaSat announced Oct. 1.      The LinkWayS2 systems provide single-hop, full mesh, high speed bandwidth on demand. In addition, the modems delivered under these...

[Satellite Today 09-30-08] GMV received a $14.9 million contract with NASA to build the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Missions Operations Element, GMV announced Sept. 30.     According to the terms of the contract released by GMV, the satellite ground segment software company will be working with Hammers Co. to provide NASA with the mission...

[Satellite Today 09-30-08] India signed three cooperative agreements with France concerning space and industry-level cooperation with government, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced Sept. 30.     One agreement involves cooperation between the two governments in the field of exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes such as joint research and development activities,...

[Satellite News 09-30-08] The United Kingdom is paying the penalty for a cautious approach to major European space programs, John Auburn, chairman of Ukspace, told Satellite News.     “I think that one of the ways the [United Kingdom] can gain more influence is to have a more significant role at the beginning of each space...

[Satellite Today 09-30-08] The United Kingdom is paying the penalty for a cautious approach to major European space programs, John Auburn, chairman of Ukspace, told Satellite News.     “I think that one of the ways the [United Kingdom] can gain more influence is to have a more significant role at the beginning of each space...

[Satellite Today 09-26-08] Three Glonass satellites were launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome by a Proton rocket, International Launch Services (ILS) announced Sept. 25     Glonass is a dual–purpose global navigation system designed to serve the Russian Ministry of Defense and civil users.     The launch comes less than a week after a Proton rocket placed the...

[Satellite Today 09-26-08] NSSL won a contract to provide Internet services to U.K. military personnel, the company said Sept. 26.     Under the agreement with Paradigm Services Ltd., NSSL will provide welfare Internet services as an extension to the Inmarsat-based services already provided to Paradigm for its Skynet 5 service.     NSSL will provide voice...

[Satellite Today 09-25-08] Raytheon has completed ground segment acceptance testing of the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), the company announced.     The interface data processing segment, which will deliver the NPOESS data products to users, is vital for future environmental analysis and weather forecasting supporting civil applications, scientific research, and military operations.    ...

[Satellite Today 09-25-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) is cooperating with the Fairfax (Va.) County Office of Emergency Management and the Fairfax (Va.) County Department of Public Safety Communications to create and manage the South East Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroup (SE-SMART) operating on the MSV satellite communications network, the company announced Sept. 25.     The...