Satellite Archives

Background showing the Earth planet viewed from space with satellite , the element of this image are provided by Nasa and 3d generated

Space, satellite, defense companies urge lawmakers to fund NOAA space commerce office

Letters to House and Senate appropriators follow the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the office and elimination of its Traffic Coordination System for Space.

Jul 8, 2025 By Madison Alder

Kelly Fletcher, CIO of the State Department, delivers a keynote at FedTalks 2023. (FedScoop)

State Department looks to satellite communications for emergencies in embassies around the world

SATCOM products could be used in embassies around the world for emergency communication services, as well as day-to-day use in smaller countries.

Sep 7, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Brandon Miller, Sr. Account Manager for Maxar, AWS and Jon Love, VP, Strategic Growth, Maxar

Using cloud to harness satellite imagery and sensor data for public sector use

Government and public sector organizations face unique challenges to accomplish complex missions with limited resources. One of those challenges is how to harness the rapidly growing amount…

Nov 21, 2022 By Scoop News Group

Artist’s concept for NTS-3 in geostationary orbit (1st Lt. Jacob Lutz)

Air Force Research Lab to conduct more than 100 experiments with new navigation satellite

The Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) initiative comes at a time when GPS satellites, which the U.S. military, private sector and the average citizen depend on, are at…

Apr 7, 2022 By Jon Harper

Keeping agencies operational when natural disaster strikes

The last thing agencies can afford during natural disasters is for communications to go down, but many agencies have yet to adequately diversify their networks.

Aug 5, 2021 By FedScoop Staff

DISA launches broadband satellite contract worth $980M

It will replace an existing contract that provides connectivity between Navy and Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships and Navy designated points of presence.

Jul 9, 2021 By John Hewitt Jones