Satellite News

Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded a contract by the United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center to provide technical support for the operational Defense Support Program (DSP) spacecraft, primary infrared sensor and mission analysis.

Commercial imaging satellite operator RapidEye has published a first demonstration image.

Lockheed Martin has delivered the latest block of flight software for the first geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) programme.

Harris Corporation has been awarded a US$60 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to continue work under the first-year option for the Network and Space Operations and Maintenance (NSOM) programme.

The U.S. Defense Department’s Defense Advisory Working Group (DAWG) has decided to terminate the current competition for the Transformational Satellite (TSAT) programme, Reuters reported.

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced that it has been awarded a contract for a high-power spacecraft.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced it has completed the final handover of Superbird-7, which is the first Japan-made commercial communications satellite and also the next-generation communications satellite for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation.

Russia will have five weather satellites in orbit by 2013, with the first to be launched later this year, the director of the hydrometeorological centre (Rosgidromet) said.