Satellite News

Taiwanese satellites recorded a sharp drop in ionospheric density above China’s Sichuan Province before the Earthquake a week ago, verifying previous records that seismic activities affect ionospheric density, the China Times reported.
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SpaceDev, Inc. has been notified that the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), after the completion of a successful Critical Design Review (CDR), has elected to exercise its option for continuation of SpaceDev’s High Delta-V (HiDVE) Satellite programme.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation said its patented hemispherical resonating gyro (HRG) technology recently surpassed 10 million hours of continuous service in support of numerous commercial and military space applications dating back to February of 1996.
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The Russian Progress M-64 cargo spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS).
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The Sea Launch team arrived at the launch site in the Equatorial Pacific over the weekend and initiated a 72-hour countdown, in preparation for the launch of Intelsat’s Galaxy 18 satellite on Wednesday, 21 May.
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Bigelow Aerospace, LLC has contracted Orion Propulsion, Inc. to supply the attitude control system for the forward end of Sundancer – the first commercial space habitat capable of supporting a human crew.
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Officials from the U.S. Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Global Positioning Systems Wing announced the award of the next generation GPS Space System (GPS IIIA) prime contract to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company with a period of performance of FY 08-17 and valued at US$1.46 million.
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Lockheed Martin Corp. beat Boeing Co. for the U.S. Air Force GPS III Block A award.
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