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December 30, 2016
ATK—Prime Push For Operational Cost + Data Delay Reduction (SATCOM)
ATK (NYSE: ATK) announced that it successfully completed the last major technical milestone in its contract from the...
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December 19, 2016
COMSAT Keeps 'Em In The Air And Coming Back For More... Millions In Biz
multiple AISR customers and additional critical mission sets resulted in COMSAT’s recently fielded state-of-the-art Managed Services Operations Center
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December 18, 2016
Land Image Acquisition By Göktürk-2 Satellite Hits 23.8 Million Kilometers
The satellite was transferred to the Air Force Reconnaissance Satellite Command following the commissioning activities and trajectory tests...
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December 12, 2016
Lockheed Martin Is Headed In A New Direction... Improved GPS Satellite Ground System For USAF
They were given the green light, the go, the high five. The US Air Force has approved Lockheed Martin’s ...
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An Inflatable SATCOM GATR Takes Innovative New Product (MIP) Award
This company has taken an award that sets them apart from their competition, but then they really approach their product differently...their satellite communications antenna systems are inflatable.
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December 11, 2016
China's Dong Neng-3 Anti-Satellite Test Should Be Worrisome For National Defense
This could well be an indicator that Beijing is gaining an upper hand in space warfare.
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December 9, 2016
USAF Minotaur I Launch Vehicle Makes The Day For Orbital ATK
This was the first such award under the Orbital/Suborbital Program 3 (OSP-3) Lane 1 capability.
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December 8, 2016
Space Foundation And Deep Space Exploration Comment On Passing of Mercury Seven Astronaut John Glenn
In 1962, Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth, and the fifth human in space.
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December 7, 2016
TE Technology's Pin Technology Goes Modular For Rugged Environments
TE’s press-fit stacking connectors are well suited for mezzanine and rigid flex board-to-board attachment and provide reliable signal integrity.
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Lockheed Martin's SBIRS Ground System Receives USAF Sign-Off
The new SBIRS ground system serves as the nerve center for the constellation, collecting large amounts of data from the satellite's powerful sensors...
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Aerojet Rocketdyne's Mighty Engine Sends WGS-8 Satellite Soaring, Supporting US Military
A launch takes a team, a dedicated team. Aerojet Rocketdyne has a mighty engine, RS-68A is the world’s most powerful liquid-hydrogen/liquid oxygen...
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USAF Celebrates Launch Of WGS-8 And Improved Communications
This mission demonstrates the Air Force's commitment to deliver satellite communications around the globe to US forces and her allies.
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December 6, 2016
Göktürk-1 Gains Space
The launch was carried out by Arianespace from the European spaceport in Kourou in French Guiana at 14:51 CET aboard a VEGA launch vehicle.
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December 5, 2016
Turkey's Göktürk-1 Satellite Ready For December 5th Launch
The Göktürk-1 satellite will transfer photographs and images to the Turkish Air Force Command's Satellite Ground Station.
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A Tactical Debut By iDirect Government
The iDirect Series Tactical Hub is a ruggedized, compact, durable and deployable solution that is easy to set up due to its reduced size, weight and power (SWaP).
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December 2, 2016
Arianespace's Vega Is 'Pop Topped Off' For Turkey's GÖKTÜRK-1 Optical Satellite
Turkey’s first governmental satellite for Earth observation, providing very high-resolution images for both civilian and military applications.
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A Refreshing Success For Lockheed Martin
This upgrade by Lockheed Martin to the existing ground control system provides the Air Force with flexibility.
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China's Competitive Cost Of Commercial Launch Company Slashes Pricing
Expace announced they would charge around $10,000 per kilogram of satellite payload which is said to be less than half the prevailing commercial price.
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