Government/Military

[11-5-07 – Satellite Today]  Space Micro Inc. and DR Technologies Inc. have formed a partnership to develop radiation-hardened structures for the military and space market, Space Micro announced Nov. 2.     The companies will work together to support the development, testing and marketing of new technologies and products related to intelligent, multifunctional structures for space...

[11-02-07 – Satellite Today]  SSC has signed a contract to provide the China Meteorological Administration with a meteorological satellite, SSC announced Nov. 1.     The satellite, called FY-3A, will be launched in spring 2008 and provide satellite data reception, data processing and data distribution through a ground-based optical fiber network. Financial details of the deal...

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today]  SpaceDev has been awarded a $100,000 contract to develop a new radiator technology for satellite thermal control, the company announced Nov. 1.     SpaceDev will collaborate with the Space Dynamics Laboratory of Utah State University for the year-long Small Business Innovative Research contract. The partners will build and test a validation...

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today]  TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has named Timothy Lorello to lead commercial sales, the company announced Nov. 1.     Lorello will oversee the firm’s sale of messaging, location and emergency 911 portfolio of products and services as well as  strategic partnerships and distribution channels to operators around the world.

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today]  Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) will operate two Gulf States Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroups (GSMART), the company announced Nov. 1.     The groups, which will enable communications between emergency responders and public safety officials throughout the Gulf States region, will operate on MSV’s satellite network and be managed by the Louisiana Governor’s...

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today]  Norsat International Inc. will receive a patent for its frequency selective surface waveguide filter, the company announced Oct. 30.     The European Patent Office notified the company that it intends to grant the patent for the technology, which reduces the weight and footprint of transmit reject filters, one of several elements...

[10-31-07 – Satellite Today]  Raytheon Co., Northrop Grumman Corp. and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Integrated Program Office (IPO) turned over NPOESS command, control and communications segment to the operations and support team, Raytheon announced Oct. 31. Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, NASA and the NPOESS IPO also communicated satellite commands from the NPOESS...

[10-30-07 – Satellite Today]  Iridium Satellite will provide global monitoring and transmission capabilities to Harris Corp.’s Falcon Watch Remote Imager, Iridium announced Oct 29.     The Falcon Watch RF-5408-RI is part of the Remote Intrusion Detection and Surveillance System which incorporates a remote imager for use in long-term, unattended military and law enforcement operations such...

[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] The Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite is ready for environmental testing, Lockheed Martin announced Oct. 30.     The spacecraft has completed the baseline integrated system test, which was conducted from July 27 to Oct. 23 at Lockheed Martin’s Space Systems facility. The test characterized the performance of the integrated satellite...

[10-30-07 – Satellite Today]  Radyne Corp. business unit Xicom Technology has received two orders for millimeter-wave power amplifiers for use in military terminals, Radyne announced Oct. 30.     The contract, worth more than $8 million, will be used to uplink the amplifiers with the U.S. Air Force’s Wideband Global System constellation of satellites.     The...