Satellite News

Israel’s new TecSAR radar spy satellite has transmitted its first images on 30 January, its manufacturer Israel Aerospace Industries said.

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) in the UK has been awarded a contract from Canadian company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) to deliver a satellite platform as part of the Sapphire space object surveillance programme.

SES Americom announced the debut of satellitewiki.com, a wiki devoted to the satellite industry. The timing of the debut coincides with the 50th anniversary of the launch of Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite.

NovAtel Inc. said it was recently awarded a shared contribution contract valued at C$668,000 by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to establish sites in Canada to monitor the Galileo GIOVE test satellites.

The U.S. General Accounting Office has rejected a protest by Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) against the second round of NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation System (COTS) competition.

Alliant Techsystems announced that it will file an Investment Canada Act (ICA) Registration relating to its planned acquisition of the Information Systems and Geospatial Businesses of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates .

RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. announced its financial results for the three and twelve months ending 31 December 2007.

Alliant Techsystems reported financial results for the the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 (FY08), which ended on 30 December 2007.