August 2022 Space News

Boeing Wins Key Missile Defense Contract, Tacking onto Two-Decade Partnership with the MDA Boeing 31 Aug 2022 -- The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System Integration, Test and Readiness (SITR) contract.
Boeing Wins Key $5Bln US Missile Defense Contract, Statement Says Sputnik 31 Aug 2022 -- Boeing has secured a $5 billion contract from the US Missile Defense Agency to test and integrate the country's Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system against ballistic missile threats, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
Remarks by Vice President Harris Before Air Force Two Departure The White House 29 Aug 2022
Virginia Firm Wins $150Mln Contract to Provide Protection for MDA Program - Pentagon Sputnik 27 Aug 2022 -- The System High Corporation has been being awarded a $150 million contract to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in developing and maintaining security, emergency management and program protection for the integrated, layered missile defense system, the US Defense Department said.
China's sub-orbital carrier makes 1st successful repeated-use flight, a great step forward in reusable space transportation technologies Global Times 26 Aug 2022 -- China's reusable sub-orbital space carrier made its first successful repeated-use experiment flight on Friday, the developer China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC) announced. This is a great step forward of China's development in reusable space transportation technologies, the corporation said.
Experts: US Plans to Improve Missile Defense of Guam VOA 25 Aug 2022 -- The U.S. plans to dramatically improve the missile defense system on the island of Guam, its territory closest to China, a move urgently needed amid evolving missile and hypersonic weapon threats from Beijing, analysts say.
Air Defenders test newest Patriot Missile upgrades Army News 23 Aug 2022 -- Sixty-five Soldiers and 135 Government Civilians started a yearlong test on the latest Patriot Missile System upgrade. This upgrade is the newest one since 2018.
China, South Korea to enhance mutual trust, avoid sensitive issues like THAAD as countries celebrate 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties Global Times 23 Aug 2022 -- Amid a high celebratory atmosphere for the 30th anniversary of the establishment of South Korea-China diplomatic ties on Wednesday, the latest statistics from the South Korean trade body show that the country's exports to China surged over 160 times over the past three decades, reflecting South Korea's unavoidably close economic ties with China.
China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 sails for maritime tracking, monitoring tasks Global Times 22 Aug 2022 -- At 9 am on Monday, China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 left a dock, bounding for the mission area to carry out maritime tracking and monitoring tasks.
103rd successful rocket launch breaks record PLA Daily 22 Aug 2022 -- The Long March carrier rocket family, China's backbone launch vehicle fleet, has set a new record for successful consecutive launches after a Long March 2D launch over the weekend, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's leading space contractor.
India to Get Space Sensors to Monitor Chinese Military Satellites Hovering Over Asia-Pacific Sputnik 22 Aug 2022 -- The region between Australia and southern Africa lacks space situational awareness sensors, posing difficulties for the Indian military, which is facing competition from China in the Indian Ocean and along the 3,488 km Line of Actual Control.
China's top space contractor CASC reveals new launch vehicle able to send Chinese to Moon by around 2030 Global Times 21 Aug 2022 -- China's new-generation manned rocket, which is currently under development, will possess the capability to send taikonauts to the Moon by around 2030, Global Times has learned from China's state-owned space giant China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
China successfully launches the fourth group of the Yaogan-35 family of remote sensing satellites Global Times 20 Aug 2022 -- China successfully launched the fourth group of the Yaogan-35 family of remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday morning. The satellites were launched at 1:37am (Beijing Time) by a Long March-2D carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellites will carry out scientific experiments, survey land resources, forecast agricultural yields and help with disaster prevention and relief.
Lockheed Martin Chooses BAE to Design Next-Generation Infrared Seekers for THAAD Sputnik 16 Aug 2022 -- BAE Systems has won a contract from Lockheed Martin to design and manufacture next-generation infrared seeking technology for the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile, the United Kingdom-based company announced in a press release.
US, Japan, S Korea hold trilateral missile drills 'to deter North Korea' Press TV 16 Aug 2022 -- The United States, South Korea, and Japan held trilateral ballistic missile drills off Hawaii's coast last week, the US defense department said on Tuesday, amid growing tensions with North Korea and China.
Midcourse Defense, Guam, Hypersonics Lead Issues at Missile Defense Agency DoD News 16 Aug 2022 -- Last year, the Missile Defense Agency awarded contracts to Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to advance development of its next generation interceptor, or NGI program — a key component of its ground-based midcourse defense, or GMD, system. Both companies have said they are on track to deliver faster than what the government initially asked, according to the director of the Missile Defense Agency.
Missile Defense Exercise Pacific Dragon 2022, Concludes Near Hawaii US Navy 15 Aug 2022 -- Forces from the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy, U.S Missile Defense Agency, and U.S Navy successfully conducted Pacific Dragon 2022 (PD22), a recurring biennial multinational air and missile defense exercise, from August 5-15, 2022, in Hawaii at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands (PMRF) and off the coast of Kauai.
U.S., Republic of Korea, and Japan Participate in Missile Defense Exercise in Hawaii DoD 15 Aug 2022 -- From August 8-14, 2022, the United States Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy participated in a missile warning and ballistic missile search and tracking exercise during the multinational Pacific Dragon exercise off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Hawaii.
China launches first terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite People's Daily 12 Aug 2022 -- China recently successfully launched a terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.
Remarks by Vice President Harris On Supporting the Commercial Space Sector The White House 12 Aug 2022
'We cannot ignore US missile deployment in South Korea': China Press TV 12 Aug 2022 -- China's Foreign Ministry spokesman says Beijing cannot ignore US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea as it undermines China's strategic security.
China Cannot Ignore Deployment of US THAAD Missile Systems in South Korea: Beijing Sputnik 12 Aug 2022 -- Beijing cannot ignore the deployment of US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems in South Korea as it undermines China's strategic security, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday.
THAAD issue should not be stumbling block in China-S. Korea relations again: analysts Global Times 12 Aug 2022 -- The current frictions between China and South Korea over the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system are created by the US, as it has ramped up efforts to pressure South Korea to take further steps in the controversial issue to not only make breakthroughs in the military field and surveillance around the Korean Peninsula, but also to sow discord between China and South Korea, analysts said, reminding South Korea not to sacrifice its own interests for Washington.
Khayyam satellite stabilized successfully IRNA 11 Aug 2022 -- The spokesman for the Iranian Government announced Thursday the successful stabilization of the Khayyam homemade satellite.
Khayyam Satellite's abilities include monitoring natural disasters, mine discovery IRNA 12 Aug 2022 -- Iranian Space Agency (ISA) says capabilities of Khayyam Satellite are in agricultural field, natural disasters, rural changes, mine discoveries, and water resources monitoring.
Iran says supervised designing, construction, launch of new satellite IRNA 10 Aug 2022 -- Head of the Iranian Space Agency Hassan Salariyeh said on Wednesday that different designing, construction and launch of Khayyam satellite were carried out under Iran's supervision.
President Raisi terms launch of Khayyam satellite as reason for pride IRNA 10 Aug 2022 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday described the successful launch of Khayyam satellite into orbit as source of pride and power.
Iran says received data from new satellite four times today Press TV 10 Aug 2022 -- Iran's minister of communications and information technology says data was received four times today, as scheduled, from the remote-sensing Khayyam satellite, which was launched into orbit on board a Russian rocket a day earlier.
Iran's government intends to make up for backwardness in aerospace field: President Raisi ISNA 10 Aug 2022 -- Iran's President stated, "In the future, we will witness the unveiling of new achievements in the field of aerospace science, which will greatly help the environment, mineral exploration, natural hazard management, and border monitoring".
Iran Space Agency confirms proper functioning of Khayyam Satellite systems IRNA 09 Aug 2022 -- Iranian Space Agency confirmed the proper functioning of the entire systems of Iran's Khayyam Satellite that was successfully launched into space on August 9, 2022, on a Russian Soyuz from Baikonur Station successfully.
Iranian satellite launched from Kazakhstan IRNA 09 Aug 2022 -- Iranian satellite "Khayyam" launched from a station in Kazakhstan in cooperation with Russia.
Iran's 'Khayyam' satellite blasts off from Moscow-operated Baikonur Cosmodrome Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- Iranian "Khayyam" satellite has been launched into orbit from the Moscow-operated Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, marking what Iran called the beginning of "strategic" aerospace cooperation between Tehran and Moscow.
Russia Launches Iranian Satellite Into Orbit RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- A Russian rocket successfully launched an Iranian satellite into space on August 9 amid accusations that Moscow might use it to improve its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine.
U.S. Space Command Partners with State Partnership Program to Strengthen Space Cooperation Army News 08 Aug 2022 -- U.S. Army Brigadier General Jesse Morehouse, U.S. Space Command's deputy director for policy, plans and strategy, and members of the National Guard Bureau will visit multiple National Guard locations in the next two months to discuss the importance of partners and allies, security cooperation, and the value the National Guard's State Partnership Program brings to U.S. Space Command.
The Vital role of Satellite Communication in KFOR Army News 08 Aug 2022 -- As early as 2013, NATO forces have used satellite-based internet technology across the world, including campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, keeping units connected even in the most remote parts of the world.
Iran rejects reports Russia will control its satellite Press TV 07 Aug 2022 -- Iran has denied media reports suggesting that Russia will briefly maintain control of an Iranian satellite that will be sent into space next week from a Russian space station in Kazakhstan.
Tehran Says It Will Control 'From Day One' Iranian Satellite To Be Launched By Russia RFE/RL 07 Aug 2022 -- Tehran says Iranian experts will control "from day one" an Iranian satellite due to be launched by Russia next week, rejecting reports that it will be first used by Moscow to "enhance its surveillance of military targets" in Ukraine.
US may use Ukraine conflict as pretext to deploy nukes in space, Russia warns Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- The US may try to use the persisting security crisis in Ukraine as a pretext to deploy armaments -- including nuclear weapons -- in space, Russia's deputy UN envoy has warned.
US May Use Ukraine Crisis as Pretext to Deploy Nuclear Weapons in Space, Moscow Warns Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- Russia and China proposed an international treaty aimed at preventing the militarization of outer space in 2008. Washington dismissed the idea as a "diplomatic ploy" which would allow Moscow and Beijing to get the upper hand on the US militarily, effectively killing the proposal.
China launches reusable spacecraft, new step to support peaceful use of space Global Times 05 Aug 2022 -- China on Friday successfully launched a reusable experimental spacecraft using a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwest of the country, the Xinhua News Agency reported, which experts called a new step forward for China's aerospace industry.
South Korean Lunar Orbiter Successfully Enters Flight Path to Moon - Ministry Sputnik 05 Aug 2022 -- South Korea's lunar orbiter "Danuri" has successfully reached its intended flight trajectory to the moon, South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT said.
Exercise Skylight: India Conducts War Games to Test Satellite-Based Systems Sputnik 05 Aug 2022 -- India has established the new Defense Space Agency to enhance its military capabilities in space warfare. The Indian Army will get a dedicated satellite by 2025.
NASA's claims on Chinese rocket challenged People's Daily 05 Aug 2022 -- China is a responsible spacefaring actor when it comes to dealing with rocket debris, observers said, challenging NASA Administrator Bill Nelson's accusations regarding Chinese rocket debris.
National Reconnaissance Office Looks for More Commercial Services DoD News 04 Aug 2022 -- In May, the National Reconnaissance Office announced the award of three contracts to private-sector companies for commercial imagery. It's something the agency would like to do more of, said its director.
Government says, India's satellite-based navigation system, NavIC, is as good as GPS of the United States in terms of position accuracy and availability in its service region India PIB 04 Aug 2022 -- Government says, India's satellite-based navigation system, NavIC, is as good as GPS of the United States in terms of position accuracy and availability in its service region.
Iran Space Agency: Khayyam satellite to be sent into orbit next week IRNA 04 Aug 2022 -- The Iranian Space Agency on Wednesday confirmed that Iran's Khayyam satellite will be sent into orbit next week in cooperation with Russia.
Iran says to launch sensing satellite using Russia's carrier People's Daily 04 Aug 2022 -- Iran's remote sensing satellite "Khayyam" will be launched by Russia's Soyuz satellite carrier next week, Iranian Space Agency (ISA) said Wednesday.
Iran's new satellite to be launched into orbit IRNA 03 Aug 2022 -- The Roscosmos, a Russian space agency, announced on Wednesday that it will launch Iran's Khayyam satellite into space on August 9, 2022.
Russia's space agency to launch Iranian satellite 'Khayyam' into orbit Press TV 03 Aug 2022 -- In a joint endeavor between Tehran and Moscow, Russia's space agency is set to launch a satellite on behalf of Iran into space next week.
Saudi Arabia - PATRIOT MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical Ballistic Missiles (GEM-T) DSCA 02 Aug 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of PATRIOT MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical Ballistic Missiles (GEM-T) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $3.05 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
United Arab Emirates - Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System Missiles and THAAD Fire Control and Communication Stations DSCA 02 Aug 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System Missiles, THAAD Fire Control and Communication Stations, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.245 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

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