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Boeing awarded $21.2 million modification to maintain surveillance satellite
by Christen Mccurdy
Washington (UPI) Dec 10, 2019

Boeing has been awarded a $21.2 million contract modification for sustainment and development for the Air Force's space based surveillance system , the Department of Defense announced Tuesday.

The modification funds systems engineering, operations, operations support and contractor logistics support for the Space Based Space Surveillance Block 10.

The SBSS Block 10 was launched in 2010 and became operational in 2013. It watched the geostationary orbit arc where most military and civil communication satellites are stationed.

The total cumulative value of the contract to date is is $129.9 million.

The deal obligates $2 million at the time of the award.

Work on the satellite will be performed at El Segundo, Calif., and Colorado Springs, Colo., and is expected to be completed by 2022.


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ISRO launches Indian civil and military earth observation satellite
New Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 27, 2019
India has successfully launched Cartosat-3 and 13 additional small satellites using the nation's polar launch vehicle. Cartosat-3 is an advanced satellite having a resolution of 25 cm which enables it to identify two objects separated by a distance of 25 cm. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief Kailasavadivoo Sivan earlier offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh. Sivan visited the shrine which is 60 miles from the Satish Dhawan Space ... read more

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