Satellite News

[8-28-07 – Satellite Today] A series of power system problems has led the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to officially shut down Aug. 10 its longest serving polar-orbiting…

[8-28-07 – Satellite Today] The state of Louisiana has completed deployment of a Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) supplied by Stratos Global Corp., the company announced Aug. 28. The network will support…

[8-28-07 – Satellite Today] Symmetricom Inc’s latest-generation XLi SAASM time and frequency receiver has been granted security approval by the U.S. Air Force, the…

[8-28-07 – Satellite Today] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. received a $1.5 million order to supply satellite modems to an unnamed government agency, the company announced Aug. 28. The Comtech EF…

[8-28-07 – Satellite Today] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) will provide advanced technology solutions for three telecommunications spacecraft being built by…

[8-28-07 – Satellite Today] SES Astra has announced details of a new Internet deal in Germany, as the satellite operator looks to make an impact in one of Europe’s biggest broadband markets. SES Astra announced Aug. 28 that it had signed a deal with H3 Netservice, a German provider of…

Boeing Co. has been awarded a NASA contract to produce the upper stage of the Ares 1 crew launch vehicle, the agency announced Aug. 28. The two-stage Ares 1 will transport the Orion crew exploration vehicle to low Earth orbit…

A team of four personnel from the United States Air Force will visit Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, Australia, to monitor the launch of the National Aeronautical and Space Administration’s (NASA) Dawn spacecraft.