Satellite News

Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) and Andrews Space, Inc. (Andrews) announced that they have entered into a strategic relationship to support the NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) programme and other applications of RpK’s space transportation system.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report on the status of a next generation NOAA weather forecasting satellite system, GOES-R. The report raises concerns about the current plans for acquiring new weather satellites relied upon to provide the U.S. with daily and severe forecasts.

The Boeing team that is building the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system has successfully completed a key risk reduction milestone by selecting a vendor for the optical sensor that will fly aboard the Pathfinder spacecraft.

The first of five SAR Lupe satellites has been completed by German aerospace company OHB-System AG and is undergoing final environmental testing.

Ottawa-based International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) named Edward DiCarlo vice president of sales and marketing, overseeing…

William Keiper and Carl Myron Wagner were elected to Radyne Corp.’s board of directors Sept. 26, the company announced. The elections expand the…

Spacenet Inc. received a contract to provide enterprise-grade, network management services to Texas-based H-E-B retail stores, Spacenet announced Sept. 28. Spacenet has…

Jim Benson announced Sept. 28 that he has stepped down as chairman and chief technology officer of Spacedev, a company he founded nearly a decade ago, to start a commercial space tourism venture, Benson Space Company. “I am…