Satellite News

SpaceDev, Inc. reported its financial results for the year ending 31 December 2006.

Alliant Techsystems (ATK) announced that it intends to acquire Swales Aerospace, a provider of satellite components and subsystems, small spacecraft and engineering services for NASA, U.S. Department of Defense and commercial satellite customers.

The Cornell University student team and their CUSat nanosatellite design has won the University Nanosat Flight Competition Review (FCR).

Globalstar, Inc. has signed a EUR9 million (approximately US$12 million) agreement with Alcatel Alenia Space to upgrade the Globalstar satellite operations and control centre located in Milpita and its backup satellite ground control facility located in El Dorado Hills (both California, USA).

Sea Launch said significant progress has been made in the investigation into the cause of the unsuccessful Zenit-3SL launch on 30 January and repairs to the Odyssey Launch Platform. The company said it plans to return to flight in October.

Harris Corp. has named Cheryl Janey president of the Civil Programs business unit within the company’s Government…

The Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Co. (GAMCO) is installing an on-board satellite television system for India’s…

Arianespace confirmed it will launch the Intelsat-11 satellite and the Horizons-2 satellite for Horizons Satellite LLC — a joint venture between Intelsat and JSAT — in September in a dual Ariane 5 mission…