by David Todd | Mar 26, 2015 | commercial launch services, Military space
A Delta IVM+ 4,2 launch vehicle powered away from its foggy launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on its way to deliver the GPS IIF-9 navigation spacecraft into Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). The launch occurred at 1836 GMT launch and was performed by the launch provider...
by David Todd | Mar 18, 2015 | China, commercial launch services, Military space, Satellites
US Government officials from the US Commerce Department, Directorate of Trade Controls and US Defense Security Administration were at pains to communicate the new “industry friendly” position on ITAR export regulations which became effective as of 10...
by David Todd | Mar 16, 2015 | Military space, Satellites
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has selected Thales and Airbus Defence and Space as co-prime contractors for the design and construction of France’s future military spaced-based signals intelligence (SIGINT) system, which is due to enter service by...
by David Todd | Mar 6, 2015 | commercial launch services, Military space, On a Lighter Note, SpaceX
Struck by increased completion from SpaceX, hindered by Russian restrictions on the Atlas V’s RD-180 engine being used for military launches, and aware that its Delta IV was, excepting its “Heavy” version, too costly to be competitive, the United...
by David Todd | Jan 29, 2015 | commercial launch services, Military space, SpaceX
After mediation, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has officially withdrawn its legal action against the US Air Force after being offered the chance to bid on more military launches. SpaceX had originally filed a law suit in April 2014 over the launch...
by David Todd | Dec 19, 2014 | Launches, Military space, Satellites
The Kondor-E-2 radar reconnaissance satellite has been launched from the Baikonur launch site near Tyuratam in Kazakhstan by a Russian-operated Strela-1 launch vehicle at 0443 GMT on 19 December 2014. The spacecraft is now owned by the Government of South Africa after...
