Government/Military

[Satellite Today – 3-17-08] The sixth GPS 2R satellite built by Lockheed Martin was launched March 15, the satellite manufacturer announced.     The satellite, placed in orbit by a United...

[Satellite Today – 3-14-08] The world manufacturing market for Earth observation satellites will grow by 14 percent over the next nine years to $16.9 billion, according to a new report...

[Satellite Today – 3-14-08] Space Micro Inc. has been awarded a contract to develop a miniaturized space weather instrument for the U.S. Air Force, Space Micro announced March 13.    ...

 [Satellite Today – 3-14-08] United Launch Alliance (ULA)’s Atlas 5 rocket has been launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base’s Space Launch Complex-3 East for the first time, ULA announced March...

[Satellite Today – 3-14-08] The Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) signed a contract with Khrunichev Center to build the Express-AM4 satellite, RSCC announced March 14.     The spacecraft will be...

[Satellite Today – 3-13-08] Lockheed Martin has submitted a bid to NASA to manufacture the next generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R), the company announced March 13.     Data from...

[Satellite Today – 3-12-08] SpaceDev Inc. will provide the first commercial satellite for the U.S. Department of Defense‘s Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office Jumpstart Mission, SpaceDev announced March 10.    ...

[Satellite Today – 3-11-08] Norsat International Inc. has signed a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) to supply NATO‘s Consultation, Command and Control Agency with its OmniLink and GlobeTrekker portable satellite terminals...

[Satellite Today – 3-11-08] Space Explorations Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)’s Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office to carry its Jumpstart mission...

[Satellite Today – 3-10-08] Arianespace successfully placed Jules Verne, the European Space Agency‘s first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) in space, but an on-board computer shut down one of the four...