Government/Military

[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...

[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...

[Satellite Today 09-25-08] 3Di Technologies, a provider of VSAT systems and enterprise Internet telephony services, has implemented more than 20 iDirect SkyCelerator network accelerators on a secure U.S. government type...

[Satellite Today 09-25-08] Com Dev’s U.S. subsidiary has been awarded a $1.6 million authorization to proceed to supply passive microwave components for a U.S. government civil space program, Com Dev...

[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...

[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...

[Satellite Today 09-24-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) signed a contract valued at $4 million Canadian dollars ($3.8 million) with the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide the data and...

[Satellite Today 09-23-08] Arrowhead Global Solutions has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency to provide space segment and operations and maintenance support for the...

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] DataPath Inc. has received a $1.6 million order from the U.S. Military to provide technical personnel to support forward-deployed battlefield satcom systems deployed in remote locations in...

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] The U.S. subsidiary of Norsat International Inc. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to provide portable satellite terminals, ancillary equipment and associated...