Government/Military

[Satellite Today – 5-30-08] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has won a contract worth 1.6 million euros ($2.49 million) from Astrium GmbH to develop and supply the multi-spectral imager for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) EarthCARE Mission, the company said May 30.     The EarthCARE mission aims to improve the understanding of the Earth’s radiation...

 

 

 

[Satellite Today – 5-28-08] The Boeing Company hopes to play a key role in the U.S. Air Force Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness (SASSA) program. The company, announced, May 28, that it had submitted a bid to the U.S. Air Force for the program. The program, valued at approximately $30 million, will demonstrate a system that...

[Satellite Today – 5-28-08] Harris Corp. has been awarded a potential five-year, $85 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Navy for multiband satellite communications terminals, the company announced May 28. These terminals will provide advanced communications for aircraft carriers and other large deck ships. Under the IDIQ contract, the company received an...

[Satellite Today – 5-27-08] SES New Skies has renewed its support for The Nature Conservancy, a leading conservation organization, the company said May 26. The renewed support comes in the form of the provision of optimal satellite capacity to the organization, which works around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters.     The...

[Satellite Today – 5-23-08] GMV received a subcontract from prime contractor Orbital Sciences Corp. to adapt a satellite flight dynamics software product for NASA’s Glory satellite mission, GMV announced May 23.     GMV will customize its FocusLEO product to support Orbital’s satellite platform. The system will include functions such as GPS measurement processing for orbit...

[Satellite Today – 5-21-08] The NPOESS Integrated Program Office awarded a contract to the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to develop the microwave imager/sounder sensor for the next generation of polar-orbiting weather satellites, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced May 21.     The sensor, intended for the second National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite...

[Satellite Today – 5-20-08] Northrop Grumman Corp. completed the system requirements review for the U.S. Air Force next-generation GPS (GPS) Control Segment (OCX), the company announced May 19.     In November, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon received contracts to continue work on their proposed OCX systems, which include satellite command and control, mission planning, constellation management,...