Satellites

ST. LOUIS, July 01, 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has completed environmental tests of the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites, which confirm the mechanical integrity of the spacecraft. The program is on track to deliver the first satellite to the U.S. Air Force this year.

Boeing GPS IIF Satellite: The first GPS IIF satellite (shown here in an artist's rendering) has completed a series of acoustic tests that replicate the noise levels expected during the spacecraft's launch into orbit. (Photo Credit: Boeing)    » read more »

Contract Release : C07-064

Dec. 20, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - NASA has awarded a contract to Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc. in El Segundo, Calif., for two satellites that will replenish the NASA communication relay network that provides telecommunications links between low Earth orbiting spacecraft and the ground.    » read more »

Oct. 3, 2007 -- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Launch Services Program office at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., has selected Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services of Littleton, Colo., for launching of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission.    » read more »

September 18, 2007 -- MADISON – Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen sent a letter today to United States Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Thomas O. Barnett asking that the United States Department of Justice block the proposed merger between XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio. Barnett heads the United States Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, which has the authority to challenge acquisitions and mergers.    » read more »

September 5, 2007, WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers have used a new technique to save $60 million for broadcasters by extending the service life of two communications satellites.

The technique works by applying an advanced simulation and a method that equalizes the amount of propellant in a series of fuel tanks so that the satellite consumes all of the fuel before being retired from service.    » read more »

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today submitted its proposal to the U.S. Air Force for the development and production of up to 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites. The enhanced spacecraft will offer positioning service that is 10 times better than today's system as well as improved anti-jamming capabilities for the warfighter.    » read more »

August 23, 2007, GILBERT, Ariz. – The Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) satellite, built by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, today successfully completed its first experiment for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). In the experiment, NFIRE collected images of a boosting missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., that flew within 3.5 kilometers of the on-orbit satellite. Data collected during this experiment will be used to help with the development of future missile defense technology efforts.    » read more »