January 2001 Space News

ORBIMAGE AWARDED NEW CONTRACT BY U.S. NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY Orbital Sciences Corp. 31 Jan 2001 -- Orbital Imaging Corporation (ORBIMAGE), a leading global provider of Earth imagery products and services, today announced that it signed the NIMA Production Prototype (NPP) contract with the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA).
Boeing Delta II Rocket Lifts Air Force Navigational Satellite into Orbit Boeing 30 Jan 2001 -- A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket fired up the night sky to launch a Global Positioning System (GPS) navigational satellite into space. Liftoff occurred at 2:55 a.m. EST. Twenty-five minutes later, the satellite was placed into an elliptical orbit almost 11,000 miles above the Earth.
Air Force successfully launches Global Positioning System satellite built by Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin 30 Jan 2001 -- Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, Calif., was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral.
ATK Successfully Completes Static Test Firing of Solid Propulsion Rocket Motor For National Missile Defense Program ATK 26 Jan 2001 -- ATK (Alliant Techsystems, NYSE: ATK) said ATK Aerospace Propulsion Company, Magna, Utah, successfully completed a static test firing of a solid propulsion rocket motor for the ground-based interceptor missile element of the National Missile Defense (NMD) program on Jan. 25.
Lockheed Martin-Developed Aegis Weapon System Successfully Supports Theater Ballistic Missile Defense Test Lockheed Martin 26 Jan 2001 -- The Lockheed Martin-developed Aegis Weapon System today successfully supported the test firing of a standard missile (SM)-3 from USS Lake Erie (CG 70) at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF).
Boeing Delta II Rocket Poised to Place U.S. Air Force Satellite into Orbit Boeing 25 Jan 2001 -- The first Delta II of 2001 stands poised to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The Boeing [NYSE: BA] launch vehicle will lift into orbit a Global Positioning System satellite.
Boeing puts on hold discussions for Arrow Program co-production Boeing 24 Jan 2001 -- The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA - news) has put on hold discussions aimed at establishing co-production of the Israeli Arrow Weapon System (AWS) until technology transfer issues are resolved.
LOCKHEED MARTIN SELECTS PIKE COUNTY, ALABAMA, OPERATION AS MISSILE FINAL ASSEMBLY SITE FOR $3.8 BILLION THAAD WEAPON SYSTEM Lockheed Martin 24 Jan 2001 -- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, prime contractor on the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System, has selected its production facility in Pike County (Troy), Ala., as the missile final assembly and test site for the $3.8 billion THAAD weapon system.
World Press Scrutinizes George W. Bush's Debut, Office of Research, Foreign Media Reaction, January 23, 2001 -- "Many commentators repeated a mantra aired widely over the past month, namely that the "idealism" of the Clinton era would be supplanted by a "cold realism that puts the superpower's own interests above all else." In Europe and Asia, observers most often associated this sentiment with concerns that U.S. NMD plans and a reworking of strategic alliances would top the new administration's foreign policy agenda"
Pratt & Whitney Acquires Propulsion Technology Business Pratt & Whitney 23 Jan 2001 -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has purchased the Astronautics and Aerosciences Division (AASD) of Adroit Systems, Inc. (ASI) as part of Pratt & Whitney's overall advanced technology plan.
IMAGESAT INTERNATIONAL Reveals First Images From EROS Satellite. The Satellite is manufactured By Israel Aircraft Industries Israel Aerospace Industries 18 Jan 2001 -- Ben-Gurion International Airport, Israel - ImageSat International (ISI) today announced the initial availability of sample imagery from its EROS A1 real time high-resolution imaging satellite, successfully launched on December 5, 2000.
Delivery of "Destiny" Laboratory on STS-98 Provides International Space Station Its Science Centerpiece Boeing 10 Jan 2001 -- A new era in space-based science will begin when the Space Shuttle Atlantis delivers the U.S. research laboratory module "Destiny" to the International Space Station (ISS)during the STS-98 mission later this month.
Boeing Delta IV to Deliver Defense System Satellite in 2003 Boeing 10 Jan 2001 -- Boeing (NYSE:BA - news) will launch a U.S. Air Force defense satellite aboard a Delta IV rocket in 2003, company officials announced Wednesday.
XM Satellite Launch Rescheduled for February 28 Boeing 09 Jan 2001 -- Sea Launch has rescheduled the launch of the XM-1 digital audio radio satellite for Wednesday, February 28, 2001.
Sea Launch Delays Launch of XM-1 Satellite Radio Spacecraft Boeing 09 Jan 2001 -- Sea Launch has delayed the launch of the XM-1 digital audio radio satellite. Yesterday's launch countdown was halted when a minor out-of-specification condition was detected on the satellite.
BAE SYSTEMS Delivers Advanced Satellite Communications for UK Forces in the Balkans BAE Systems 08 Jan 2001 -- BAE Systems has delivered the first satellite communications (satcoms) systems to the British Army as part of the programme to enhance communications for troops serving with NATO forces in the Balkans.
Sea Launch Delays Launch of XM-1 Satellite Radio Spacecraft Boeing 08 Jan 2001 -- Sea Launch has delayed the launch of the XM-1 digital audio radio satellite.
ORBITAL SELECTED BY U.S. AIR FORCE TO PARTICIPATE IN $96 MILLION SUBORBITAL ROCKET CONTRACT Orbital Sciences Corp. 08 Jan 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center recently awarded the company a seven-year task order contract to provide target vehicles and related support for the Sounding Rockets Program-2 (SRP-2).
BOEING-LED TEAM AWARDED $160 MILLION U.S. MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CONTRACT Boeing 03 Jan 2001 -- A satellite communications industry team led by Boeing (NYSE:BA) has been awarded a $160.3 million-dollar contract to develop the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS) system.
Sea Launch Vessels Arrive at Equator and Begin Countdown for January 8 Launch Boeing 02 Jan 2001 -- Today, the Sea Launch vessels arrived at the launch site on the Equator, at 154 degrees West Longitude. The Sea Launch team immediately began preparations for launch, ballasting the Launch Platform to its launch depth.
Sea Launch Sails to Equator to Launch First XM Radio Satellite Boeing 02 Jan 2001 -- The Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander are on their way to the Equator, in preparation for launch of the XM-1 satellite. The 37.5-minute launch window will open at 2:35 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time), on Jan. 8.
Policy and Prospects for the Development of China's Space Technology Mr. Luan Enjie, Administrator of CNSA - 2001 Winter Issue of Aerospace China - The third generation leadership with Jiang Zemin as its core has been actively promoting the development of China's aerospace industry. It has put forward that we should carry forward the spirit displayed in developing China's first "nuclear bombs, missiles and satellites", establish new system of "combining military with civilian production",
China's Scientific and Technological Test Satellites By Zhang Yongwei - 2001 Winter Issue of Aerospace China - Since the 1970s, China has developed and launched the SJ-1 and SJ-2, SJ-4 and SJ-5 satellites, which formed the preliminary series of the SJ scientific detection and technological test satellites.
Achievements and Prospects of China's Launch Vehicles By Long Luohao 2001 Winter Issue of Aerospace China - Although the LM launch vehicle family has already obtained attracting worldwide attention, it still has the following deficiencies.

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