Government/Military

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Norsat International Inc. has been awarded contracts by the Republic of Ireland’s Department of Defence to provide satellite equipment, satellite capacity, training, and network services for the Irish Defence Forces peacekeeping mission to Chad, Norsat announced Jan. 29.     Norsat’s hardware and service bundle will provide the Irish Defence Forces’ 400...

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] United Launch Alliance (ULA) is restructuring the Delta 2 program to make it more cost effective in a challenging market, the company said Jan. 29.         The Delta 2 provides medium-class launch services, and the near-term future for the market is characterized by lower launch rates starting in 2009, as...

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Russian telecoms satellite Express-AM33 has been placed into orbit by a Proton M rocket, the Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) announced Jan. 28.     The satellite ordered and operated by RSCC, was manufactured by NPO PM (Krasnoyarsk) with Thales Alenia Space. The satellite carries 10 C-band, 16 Ku-band and an L-band...

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Boeing Corp. handed over the first of six Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites to the U.S. Air Force, Boeing announced Jan. 28.     The satellite, which will be monitored and controlled by the Air Force’s 3rd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., will augment and eventually replace the...

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] Boeing Co. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for three launches, the service announced Jan. 24.     The $503.3 million contract covers the purchase of launch services using Delta 4 rockets under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program for launch of three satellites for the U.S. National...

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Swedish Space Corp. will control and operate the scientific satellite Odin for an additional year, the company announced Jan. 23.     Odin, part of the European Space Agency‘s Third Party Mission program, was launched in 2001 for a two-year mission. Since the launch, Odin has delivered a large amount of data...

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] U.S. President George W. Bush has signed a package of directives that will ensure export control policies and practices support the National Security Strategy of 2006, the White House announced Jan. 22.     These new directives will advance a more efficient and transparent export licensing process and enhance dispute resolution mechanisms,...

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Integral Systems Inc. has handed over satellite bus operations for the initial Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite to the Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) baseline, the company announced Jan. 23.     The first WGS satellite was launched in October for the U.S. Air Force and will meet the growing demand for...

[Satellite News – 1-23-08]  U.S. President George W. Bush signed a package of directives to reform U.S. defense trade policies and practices, the White House announced Jan. 22.     According to a fact sheet released by the U.S. Department of State, “the package of reforms required under this directive will improve the manner in which...

[Satellite Today – 1-22-08] L3 Communications Systems-West has been awarded a $13.8 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy with life cycle sustainment of the Deployable Multi-Channel Satellite Communications System, the Navy announced Jan. 18.     The contract includes quad-band satellite terminals, terminal IP upgrades, IP baseband interface modules, Ka-band upgrades, critical spares and replacement...