Satellite News

SpaceDev said it provided key hardware and instruments for the recently launched Mars Phoenix Lander, now on its way to Mars.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has been awarded three contracts totalling approximately C$18 million (EUR12.4 million, US$16.9 million) to provide advanced technology solutions for three new telecommunications spacecraft.

Russia plans to launch a radar imaging satellite in the second half of 2008, Interfax reported.

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…