Government/Military

[Satellite News – 5-14-08] GeoEye Inc. will launch its next-generation imaging satellite Aug. 22 aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 vehicle, the company announced May 14.     GeoEye-1 developed under the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s NextView program, which is designed to ensure that the agency has access to commercial imagery. The satellite will be...

[Satellite Today – 5-13-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has been awarded a contract by Boeing Co. for an information system for the International Space Station (ISS), MDA announced May 13.     MDA will provide two spare sets of S-band communication subsystems designed to provide voice and data links between astronauts aboard the ISS...

[Satellite Today – 5-13-08] Lockheed Martin submitted a bid for the U.S. Air Force’s Space Situational Awareness program, Lockheed Martin announced May 13.     The program is intended to demonstrate the ability to build a standardized threat warning system and communicate relevant information to operators on the ground. The $30 million contract will consist of...

[Satellite Today – 5-12-08] Raytheon Co. has completed the manufacture and testing of the optics detector module for the aerosol polarimetry sensor aboard NASA’s Glory satellite, Raytheon announced May 12.     The Glory Mission will help increase our understanding of the Earth’s energy balance by collecting data on the properties of aerosols and black carbon...

[Satellite Today – 5-12-08] The U.S. Air Force has placed the first of at least six Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites into operation over the Pacific region, manufacturer Boeing Co. announced May 12.     WGS is the first operational Satcom system supporting the government’s transformational communications architecture. Each satellite has the capacity to transmit information...

[Satellite Today – 5-9-08] Alliant Techsystems Inc.’s (ATK) bid to purchase MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA)’s information systems and geospatial services businesses has been rejected by the Canadian government, ATK announced May 9.     Canadian Investment Review officials informed ATK that the Canadian objection relates to potential extraterritorial application of U.S. export law. Canadian...

[Satellite Today – 5-9-08] U.K.-based satellite imaging company DMCii Ltd. is providing data to the United Nations to assist in relief efforts in Myanmar (formerly Burma) in the wake of the devastation created by Cyclone Nargis, DMCii announced May 9     Images collected by DMCii’s UK-DMC satellite are being used by the United Nation’s UNOSAT...

[Satellite Today – 5-9-08] Integral Systems Europe’s Epoch Integrated Product Suite (Epoch IPS) satellite ground system is in compliance with the European Space Agency’s (ESA) packet-utilization standard for satellite control systems and electrical ground support equipment, Integral announced May 8.     This new PS capability is designed to satisfy the requirements of ESA satellite programs...

[Satellite Today – 5-7-08] Spacenet Inc.’s advanced satellite services have been deployed as part of an emergency response network for the Missouri Hospital Association and the Missouri Department of Transportation, Spacenet partner Orbital Data Net announced May 7.         The networks, deployed and managed by Orbital Data, provide high-speed satellite based links to support...

[Satellite Today – 5-7-08] Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected by the NATO C3 Agency to provide hardware and software support services for the rollout of the Maritime Command and Control Information System across NATO countries, Northrop Grumman announced May 6.     The system merges information gathered from satellites, wide area networks, computerized tactical data...