Satellite News

In a mission to try and identify and develop alternative means of geolocation in the absence of the Global Positioning System (GPS), a Boeing-led industry team has won a concept-development contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects…

Alliant Techsystems , Lockheed Martin , and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne presented to NASA an oral summary of their proposal for the Ares I Upper Stage.

Radyne Corporation announced that its Radyne and Xicom Technology Divisions received follow-on orders for over US$6.7 million for Ka-band power amplifiers and DM-240 satellite modulators to be used in DirecTV’s high definition TV expansion.

Hughes Network Systems, LLC announced the signing of a contract with TerreStar Networks Inc. (TerreStar), a majority owned subsidiary of Motient Corporation (MNCP), under which it will design, develop, and manufacture a turnkey satellite base station subsystem (S-BSS) and satellite air interface protocol.

Mobile Satellite Ventures announced that it has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,203,490 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

COM DEV International Ltd. announced that the company has encountered an unanticipated problem on a programme that will require additional work (and money) before a multiplexer order can be shipped to the customer.

In its first on-orbit demonstration 480 km above the Earth, Boeing’s Orbital Express system autonomously transferred propellant fuel and a battery from one spacecraft to another, marking industry firsts for the system.

Globalstar, Inc. announced that 20 May 2007 (UTC) is the scheduled date for the first launch of four Globalstar first-generation ground spare satellites.