Government/Military

[Satellite Today 08-14-08]  Ball Aerospace & Technologies’ Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) protoflight model has entered final integration and acceptance testing, the company announced Aug. 13.      Ball expects to complete integration and testing in August and deliver the instrument for spacecraft integration no later than Sept. 30. The unit is one of five...

[Satellite Today 08-14-08] Lockheed Martin Corp. has acquired the government business unit of Nantero Inc., a privately-held, Massachusetts-based company that has developed methods and processes for incorporating carbon nanotubes in next-generation electronic devices, Lockheed Martin announced Aug. 13.     Nantero, which will part of Lockheed Martin’s space division, has produced carbon nanotube devices in a...

[Satellite News 08-12-08] The satellite industry should be innovative, exciting and most importantly, fun, according to Theresa Beech, vice president of business development for GMV.     GMV, based in Spain with offices in Portugal and the United States, is trying to keep things fun while climbing the ladder in the space industry and enjoying the...

[Satellite Today 08-12-08] Boeing has unveiled a new process for assembling satellites at its facility in El Segundo, Calif, that it hopes will shorten the time needed to build a space vehicle, the company announced Aug. 11.     The new process will move parts through 13 pulse positions, cutting down manufacturing processes, and eliminating rework,...

[Satellite News 08-11-08] GMV has released version 6.0 of its hifly satellite control system, the company announced Aug. 11.     The updated model provides advanced, optimized telemetry processing for extremely high data rates and high reliability with additional telemetry checking capabilities as well as Java-based telemetry displays and graphical user interface upgrades     Users include...

[Satellite News 08-11-08] The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) upgraded its Wegener Compel network control system, Wegener said.     Compel enables AAFES to deliver addressable digital high-definition video, standard-definition video and audio content to satellite receivers at more than 100 retail outlets located on military bases throughout the United States and abroad.    ...

[Satellite Today 08-08-08] Andrews Space has been awarded a contract to develop plug-and-play spacecraft subsystems and demonstrate integrated spacecraft capability, the company announced Aug. 6.     Under the contract, valued at more than $1.5 million, Andrews will add the functionality to support plug-and-play interfaces into its existing line of spacecraft subsystem elements. This includes flight...

[Satellite Today 08-07-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded an infrastructure contract from General Communication Inc. to provide supporting infrastructure for a communications network in Alaska, Globecomm announced Aug. 6.     Under the $9 million contract, Globecomm will provide 69 shelters that will be used in concert with the installation of certain sites under a...

[Satellite Today 08-07-08] DataPath Inc. has been awarded a $1.7 million contract to provide field services support for the Ramstein Air Base satellite communications teleport operated by the U.S. Air Force, the company announced Aug. 7.     The teleport is a U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) hub that links military X-band networks with commercial...

[Satellite Today -8-06-08] TeleCommunication Systems Inc. received an order to provide deployable satellite solutions based on the company’s SwiftLink product line to the U.S Army, the company announced Aug. 6.     The award, a follow-on to the Military Transition Team VSAT program, was made under the World-Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract vehicle and carries a...