Satellite News

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking specific technological information and innovative ideas demonstrating the potential for high-resolution imaging of objects in geosynchronous Earth orbit.

ESA and Airbus Defence and Space have signed the development and production contract for the Jason-CS/Sentinel-6A satellite. Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 is a two-spacecraft mission to carry out high-precision measurements of ocean surface topography. The contract is worth EUR177 million.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that Thaicom Public Company Limited awarded Kratos Integral Systems International (Kratos ISI) contracts for a Satellite Control Center (SCC) and a Tracking, Telemetry and Command (TT&C) Station.

NASA has selected 15 proposals for study under Phase I of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), a programme that aims to turn science fiction into science fact through the development of pioneering technologies.

A proposal for building GSAT-17 and GSAT-18 communication satellites supporting telecommunication, television services and in-orbit back-up was approved by the Indian government.

Recently, the U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center announced the successful completion of the Capability Integration (CI) phase and transition into the Capability Evaluation (CE) phase for its new Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) ground system, which is currently in development.

Debris from the U.S. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F13 satellite, which recently exploded in orbit, could pose a threat to other spacecraft and missions according to new research from the University of Southampton.

Lockheed Martin recently fully integrated the U.S. Air Force’s first next generation GPS III satellite at the company’s Denver-area satellite manufacturing facility. The first in a new design block of more powerful and accurate GPS satellites, GPS III Space Vehicle One is now preparing for system-level testing this summer.