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Boeing to Build 4 More Intelsat Epic 702MP Satellites
- Contract establishes Boeing as primary manufacturer of Epic high-performance satellites
- New agreement brings Intelsat 702MP order total to 8
Boeing [NYSE: BA] will build four more 702MP satellites for Intelsat S.A., furthering its role as the initial manufacturer of Intelsat’s… Continue reading
NASA Successfully Launches Three Smartphone Satellites
WASHINGTON — Three smartphones destined to become low-cost satellites rode to
space Sunday aboard the maiden flight of Orbital Science Corp.’s Antares rocket
from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia.
The trio of
“PhoneSats” is operating in orbit, and… Continue reading
Boeing Phantom Phoenix Small Satellites Reduce Manufacturing, Mission Costs
Boeing is developing a family of small satellite prototypes, called Phantom Phoenix, that can quickly and affordably be manufactured and configured for specific missions.
Sharing a common architecture, flight software and simplified payload integration options, the satellites could perform missions… Continue reading
Arianespace Orbits Azerbaijani, Spanish Satellites
MOSCOW, February 8 (RIA Novosti) – Arianespace has successfully launched two telecommunications satellites from French Guiana, the French space transportation company has reported.
The Ariane 5 launch orbited the Amazonas 3 and Azerspace/Africasat-1a telecommunications platforms, delivering a total calculated mass… Continue reading
Boeing on Schedule to Deliver Next-Gen Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
- Satellites extend NASA’s ability to transmit information among spacecraft and ground terminalsEL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 29, 2012 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] is on schedule to… Continue reading
U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Initial Contract for Next Set of Missile Warning Satellites
SUNNYVALE, Calif., October 25, 2012 – The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] an $82 million contract to begin initial work on the fifth and sixth geosynchronous (GEO) satellites in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) missile… Continue reading
Galileo IOV satellites 3 and 4 now fully deployed into orbit
- The second pair of Galileo IOV (In-Orbit Validation) satellites, designed and developed by Astrium, are now fully deployed in orbit
- Astrium is the main industrial partner for the European high-performance navigation system with satellites, ground segment, system support and Ariane… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Completes Navigation Payload Milestone For GPS III Prototype
GPS III Remains On Schedule; Within Original Air Force Budget
DENVER., May 29, 2011 – The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing the next generation Global Positioning System III satellites has completed a major integration and test event on the… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Delivers Two Commercial Communications Satellites For Upcoming Historic Launch
Lockheed Martin has delivered its 100th and 101stcommercial geostationary communications satellites in preparation for the first dual launch of satellites built by Lockheed Martin aboard an Ariane rocket.
JCSAT-13, built for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation of Japan,… Continue reading
China to launch 21 rockets, 30 satellites in 2012
China will launch more rockets and satellites into space in 2012, chinanews.com reported Tuesday citing the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
The main contractor for the Chinese space program said during its annual meeting that they will blast… Continue reading
Soyuz 2.1a with six Globalstar satellites launched from Baikonur
The rocket carrier Soyuz 2.1a with Fregat booster and six American Globalstar-2 satellites has been launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation (Roscosmos) said.
“The 5th and 6th spacecraft are scheduled to… Continue reading