Iridium-® Will Provide Satellite Links for New Nationwide Rail Communication Infrastructure in Australia
BETHESDA, Md. - June 11, 2007 - Telstra Corporation has awarded an eight-year contract, valued at $3.0-$3.5 million, to Beam Communications Pty Ltd to supply Iridium-®-based satellite equipment as part of a new interstate communication infrastructure for the Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd (ARTC). The new rail communication system for ARTC will provide a single integrated network covering...
Read More »Lockheed Martin Delivers Key Hardware for Third Advanced EHF Military Communications Satellite
Major Delivery Milestones on First AEHF Satellite Planned for Early 2007 SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 22 // -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) today announced that it has delivered ahead of schedule the flight structure for the third space vehicle in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program to the company's Mississippi facility for integration with its propulsion subsystem. AEHF satellites will...
Read More »Raytheon Next-Generation GPS Receiver Tracks Live Satellite M-code for the First Time
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 6, 2006 // -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) has achieved a key milestone on the Modernized User Equipment program by successfully acquiring and tracking for the first time a new M-code military signal transmitted by the latest-generation global positioning system satellite. Although the first modernized satellite, GPS Block IIR-14(M), has been operating with legacy signals...
Read More »ATK Composite and Propulsion Technologies Help Launch Defense Weather Satellite
ATK Supports the Launch of Boeing's Delta IV MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 6 / - Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) supported Saturday's successful launch of a Boeing Delta IV rocket carrying a Department of Defense (DoD) weather satellite that is part of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program run by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems center. This satellite will join two others already in orbit...
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Copper Infiltration Using Wrought Wire Infiltrant - Process and Productivity Improvements for Automotive Components
A comprehensive exploration of a new wrought copper alloy wire used in powder metallurgical infiltration methods.
Read More »Space Systems/Loral-Built DIRECTV 9S Satellite Successfully Launched
DIRECTV 9S to Maximize Flexibility of DIRECTV Satellite Fleet and Quality of Local and National Services for DIRECTV customers PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 13 // -- DIRECTV 9S, a high-power, flexible, hybrid Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for DIRECTV Inc. (NYSE:DTV), was successfully launched today at 1:56 pm PDT. The satellite was put into geosynchronous transfer...
Read More »Lockheed Martin Instrument Suite to Study Dynamic Solar Activity on New International Sun Mission
Lockheed Martin Instrument Suite to Study Dynamic Solar Activity on New International Sun Mission PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 18 -- A suite of instruments called the Focal Plane Package (FPP) -- designed and built at the Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory of the Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto -- is scheduled for launch on the Solar-B satellite from the...
Read More »Lockheed Martin-Built JCSAT-10 Satellite Ready for Launch
NEWTOWN, Pa., Aug. 8 / - The JCSAT-10 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) for JSAT Corporation of Japan, is ready for launch Aug. 11. The launch is scheduled for 6:14 p.m. EDT aboard an Ariane V launch vehicle provided by Arianespace. JCSAT-10 is the fourth in a series of six satellite launches planned this year for Lockheed Martin Commercial Space...
Read More »Second Milstar Satellite Built by Lockheed Martin Achieves 10 Years in Service
Space-Based Network Vital to National Security SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov 15 / -- The second U.S. Air Force Milstar communications satellite, built by a team led by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), has surpassed its 10-year design life of on-orbit service and will continue to provide secure, reliable and robust communications to U.S. and Allied Forces around the globe well into the future. Originally...
Read More »Integral's Satellite Control System Declared Operational for the U.S. Air Force's Milstar Satellites
CCS-C System replaces Legacy Ground System LANHAM, Md., Dec. 15 / -- Integral Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISYS) today announced that the U.S. Air Force has begun Milstar satellite operations using the new CCS-C (Command and Control System - Consolidated) satellite control system. This event marks the completion of the transition of satellite operations for the Air Force's DSCS III and Milstar...
Read More »First Modernized GPS Satellite Built by Lockheed Martin Declared Operational
Upgrades to provide more power, greater accuracy for navigation users worldwide SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 19 / -- A joint U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) team announced today that the first modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite has been declared fully operational for GPS users around the globe following extensive on-orbit testing of the spacecraft's new military and...
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Vector® Sports Training Ball Offers Visible Point of Contact
Our goal is to help every athlete derive maximum enjoyment from their sport and become a better player. We offer a line of innovative training tools that combine cutting-edge technology and out of the box thinking to deliver an unbeatable competitive advantage. The Vector® Sports Training Ball is just another example of our commitment to innovation. To learn how the Vector® is helping ballplayers everywhere, see our video.
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