Government/Military

[Satellite Today 07-27-09] Lockheed Martin’s second Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-2) payload and ground system modifications for the Space-Based Infared System (SBIRS) have been accepted for operations by the U.S. Air...

[Satellite Today 07-27-09] Russia has launched a secret military satellite and a civilian search and rescue satellite aboard a  Kosmos 3M rocket launched July 21, according to a July 22...

[Satellite News 07-24-09] France is one of Europe’s major powers in space, with a rich and deep heritage in this area. In an interview with Satellite News, Lt. Gen. Gilles Desclaux,...

[Satellite Today 07-24-09] The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Detention and Removal has selected Fleet Management Solutions (FMS) and Iridium Satellite to supply vehicle tracking and mobile...

[Satellite Today 07-23-09] The European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat) signed a framework agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the Global Monitoring for Environment...

[Satellite Today 07-23-09] Integral Systems Europe (ISE) signed a three-year deal with Thales to provide the Norwegian and Netherlands Navies with advanced network monitoring and management systems, ISE announced July...

[Satellite News 07-23-09] The U.K. government has no clear future plans for space, facilitating the need for an outside expert group to come up with a viable developmental strategy, Andy...

[Satellite News 07-21-09] Boeing’s re-entry into the satellite design market, with the introduction of its 702B medium-power satellite model, was implemented to offset the company’s loss from the termination of...

[Satellite Today 07-21-09] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) awarded an $82 million contract to Raytheon to modernize the Indian air navigation system, the company announced July 20.     Raytheon...

[Satellite Today 07-21-09] Thales Alenia Space was awarded a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop an experimental re-entry test-bed spacecraft, intended to demonstrate re-entry technologies for complex...