Government/Military

[Satellite Today 12-04-08] Vizada has linked up with Eclipse to offer mobile satellite services to the European military community, the companies announced Dec. 4.      The two partners have begun...

[Satellite Today 12-03-08] Khrunichev has lost the Kazsat-1 satellite, the head of the Russian national space agency, Talgat Musabayev, announced to Russian press officials Dec. 2.     “The KazSat-1 satellite...

[Satellite Today 12-02-08] Ambient Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) testing was completed on the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Sensor (VIIRS) for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), Raytheon Co. announced...

[Satellite Today 12-02-08] NASA, in coordination with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Space Systems to build the satellites for NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental...

[Satellite Today 12-01-08] European space ministers have concluded a two-day meeting where they made agreements on four key resolutions to undertake new initiatives in several fields and endorsing the next...

A Russian Progress launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakstan and reached orbit, then docked with the International Space Station yesterday. The logistics ship carried vital items for the station such...

[Satellite Today 12-01-08] China has launched the Yaogan-4 remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Dec. 1, the Chinese state media announced.     The Yaogan-4 satellite, developed...

Two Japanese Patriot crews recently fired Patriot missiles in testing at Fort Bliss, Texas, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. The company provided operational support for the annual service practice conducted by...

[Satellite Today 12-01-08] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has been awarded a $26.1 million contract by the U.S. Air Force‘s Arnold Engineering Development Center for the design, fabrication, installation and testing of...

Updated — November 30, 2008 – 5:30 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: Dec. ** Mission: TacSat-3 Launch...