DefenceTalkIsrael’s Defense Ministry has successfully launched Ofek 10, a next-generation satellite that will provide highly-targeted surveillance of specific locations – such as Iran’s nuclear sites. “We continue to increase the vast qualitative and technological advantage over our neighbors,” said Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon at the launch at a test site in central Israel, Israeli media […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-launches-cutting-edge-satellite-to-spy-on-middle-east-adversaries-59294/

DefenceTalkNASA’s OSIRIS-REx program has successfully completed a comprehensive technical review of the mission and has been given approval to begin building the spacecraft, flight instruments and ground system. Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is responsible for development of the spacecraft, which will be the first U.S. mission sent to a near-Earth asteroid to collect and return […]https://www.defencetalk.com/osiris-rex-asteroid-mission-passes-important-design-review-59282/

DefenceTalkSpace is fundamental to the economy, the military and the way of life in the United States and officials must continue to guard against challenges in the domain from adversaries, the commander of Air Force Space Command said today. Gen. William Shelton shared with students at George Washington University here some of his worries and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/shelton-discusses-importance-of-space-defense-50056/

DefenceTalkRussia launched an upgraded version of its Soyuz rocket on Saturday, successfully delivering a scientific satellite into space. The Soyuz-2.1v light class rocket includes a new engine design. “The operational crew at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome (in Russia’s Arkhangelsk Region) has successfully conducted a unique launch of a light-class Soyuz-2.1v rocket carrier with Volga upper stage […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-launches-upgraded-soyuz-rocket-49990/

DefenceTalkESA’s Galileo satellites have achieved their very first aerial fix of longitude, latitude and altitude, enabling the inflight tracking of a test aircraft. ESA’s four Galileo satellites in orbit have supported months of positioning tests on the ground across Europe since the very first fix back in March. Now the first aerial tracking using Galileo […]https://www.defencetalk.com/galileo-achieves-its-first-airborne-tracking-49937/

DefenceTalkRussia successfully launched a Proton-M rocket carrying a military satellite in the early hours of Tuesday from its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch took place at 03:46 Moscow time (23:46 GMT) carrying a satellite for the Russian defence ministry, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said. Russia restarted launches of Proton rockets in September after […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-launches-proton-rocket-with-military-satellite-49624/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin has submitted its competitive proposal for the U.S. Air Force’s Hosted Payload Solutions (HoPS) initiative aimed at leveraging commercial satellites for some government missions. According to the August 1 government solicitation, HoPS will provide the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and other U.S. government organizations with “a capability for hosting […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-usaf-satellite-hosted-payload-initiative-49190/

DefenceTalkSpace is a current and future battleground without terrain, where invisible enemies conceivably could mount undetectable attacks to devastating effect if the right deterrent and defensive plans aren’t pursued now, the assistant defense secretary for global strategic affairs told a think tank audience here Sept. 17. Madelyn R. Creedon spoke to a Stimson Center gathering […]https://www.defencetalk.com/official-describes-evolution-of-space-deterrence-49140/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force’s third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite, designed and built by a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team, is ready to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch is set for Sept. 18 with a two-hour launch window opening at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-ready-to-launch-third-advanced-extremely-high-frequency-satellite-49096/

DefenceTalkAMOS-4, built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for Spacecom, was successfully launched last night (August 31, 2013) from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, aboard a ZENIT 3SLB launcher. This morning (September 01, 2013) the satellite separated from the launcher’s last stage and has started communicating with the ground control station and mission control. IAI engineers have started Transfer […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-aerospace-industries-iai-has-successfully-launched-spacecoms-amos-4-48917/