Boeing TDRS-K Relay Satellite Sends 1st Signals from Space
Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)-K, demonstrating that the vehicle is functioning and ready to use…
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SPACECOM AND SPACEX ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT FOR AMOS-6 SATELLITE LAUNCH
SpaceX Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Space Communication Ltd. (Spacecom) announced an agreement to launch Spacecom’s AMOS-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Falcon…
UNITED AIRLINES LAUNCHES SATELLITE BASED WI-FI SERVICE
United Airlines has introduced onboard satellite-based Wi-Fi internet connectivity on the first of its international widebody aircraft, becoming the first U.S.-based international carrier to offer…
ESA Science Programme’s new small satellite will study super-Earths
Studying planets around other stars will be the focus of the new small Science Programme mission, Cheops, ESA announced today. Its launch is expected in…
Boeing to Build 702HP Communications Satellite for SES
Boeing has been selected by SES S.A. [Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG] to provide a new satellite that will expand direct-to-home broadcasting and…
Boeing Modernizes GPS Network with 3rd GPS IIF Satellite
– SVN-65 sends 1st signals following launch on Delta IV rocket – Addition to GPS constellation will provide more accurate navigation for military and civilians…
3rd Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Ready for Oct. 4 Launch
The third of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites Boeing is building for the U.S. Air Force is ready to make the GPS system…
Astrium: first provider of satellite communications to the European Defence Agency for EU MoDs
Astrium Services has been awarded the ESCPC framework contract by the European Defence Agency (EDA) to be the first provider of commercial satellite communications for…
Lockheed Martin Marks Defense Meteorological Satellite Program 50th Anniversary
SUNNYVALE, Calif., September 20, 2012 – Fifty years ago, a small weather satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif. It was the…
Europe’s second polar-orbiting weather satellite is aloft
The second Metop satellite was launched today from the Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, atop a Russian Soyuz launcher. Metop-B will ensure the continuity of the…
Metop-B weather satellite is ready for launch
06 September 2012 The European weather satellite built by Astrium has passed its final checks at the Baikonur cosmodrome Metop-B demonstrates Astrium’s expertise for instruments…
Boeing 702MP Selected for 1st Intelsat EpicNG Satellite
Intelsat 29e, 1st of the Intelsat EpicNG satellites, scheduled for launch in 2015 EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 4, 2012 — The Boeing [NYSE: BA] 702MP…
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