Satellite News

The government of Canada will help fund a program to bring satellite broadband Internet service to 43 communities in the northern regions of Quebec, Manitoba and Ontario, the government announced Aug. 24. The government will contribute 20.7 million Canadian dollars ($19.9 million)…

SpaceDev has been awarded a contract to build a prototype lunar landing vehicle for the International Lunar Observatory Association, the company announced Aug. 23. The spacecraft will conduct optical and radio astronomy from the surface of the moon as well as potentially engaging in commercial…

Boeing and Lockheed Martin have submitted their proposals for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS 3 program, the companies announced Aug. 27. The contract is scheduled to be awarded…

Spacehab Inc.’s Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary received a contract to provide payload processing services for NASA’s Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 mission, Spacehab…

Bored consumers at the pump will have a new opportunity to watch news, local weather, advertising and entertainment provided via satellite to 20-inch LCD screens at gas stations around the country. Hughes Network Systems LLC will provide the digital signage satellite network for Gas Station TV…

DataPath Inc. was awarded a contract to provide field services to the U.S. Central Command hubs in Southwest Asia, the company announced Aug. 27. DataPath will deploy 32 Ku-band…

Northrop Grumman has completed a transaction that increases its ownership in Scaled Composites, LLC from approximately 40 percent to 100 percent.

Spacehab, Incorporated said that its Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary has won the first fully funded task order under the recently awarded Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2.