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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2023
Albedo, a trailblazer in the field of Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellite technology, announced a significant advancement today with the acquisition of a 2.5-year contract from the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) Commercial Systems Program Office (CSPO). This contract, under the Strategic Commercial Enhancements Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Framework, particularly focuses on the Comm
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) wants to buy 20 Tranche 2, Transport Layer (T2TL)-Gamma satellites with advanced tactical data links, and the agency is requiring that any
The Canadian Department of National Defence has been allowed access to a US military satellite for smoother, more secure battlefield communications.
The post US Allows Canada Access to Advanced Military Satellite for Secure Comms appeared first on The Defense Post.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 04, 2023
Airbus (EPA: AIR) has officially commenced the full-scale production of the Galileo Second Generation (G2) satellites, a significant milestone in the evolution of the European Global Navigation Satellite System. The production process is underway at the Airbus facility in Friedrichshafen, Germany, marking a new phase in the Galileo program.
The first satellite Flight Model structure, a cri
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 3, 2023
North Korea has officially begun its spy satellite program after what it called a successful launch of the Malligyong-1 satellite last month.
A reconnaissance satellite operation office organized at the Pyongyang General Control Center of the National Aerospace Technology Administration officially started operations on Saturday.
“The reconnaissance satellite operation office of t
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2023
The Space Development Agency (SDA), a key player in the United States Department of Defense’s strategic initiatives, recently announced a significant milestone in space communication technology. In a series of demonstrations held from November 21-27, 2023, the SDA successfully executed the first-ever network entry using the Link 16 system from low Earth orbit (LEO) to a series of terrestrial rec
The commercial world is proving not only that it can provide critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to nation states, but also that it has the ability to rapidly develop and adapt its technology to a wide variety of missions. The war in Ukraine has illustrated from the outset, quite publicly, the role that satellites are
The post Commercial Satellites Take the Secrecy Out of ISR appeared first on Asian Military Review.
The office operating North Korea’s newly launched spy satellite will run as a military intelligence organization, state media said.
The post N. Korea Spy Satellite Operator to Report Findings to Military: KCNA appeared first on The Defense Post.
Miami FL (UPI) Dec 04, 2023
SpaceX on Friday launched a South Korean spy Satellite Friday afternoon after North Korea claimed it launched one of its own late last month.
The Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 1:20 p.m. EST carrying the spy satellite for South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development and its 425 Project.
It was also carrying 24 other spacecraft including Sou
Seoul (AFP) Dec 2, 2023
South Korea confirmed Saturday its first military spy satellite had reached orbit after a successful SpaceX rocket launch and that communication was established with ground control.
Seoul’s reconnaissance satellite, carried by one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets, intensifies a space race on the Korean peninsula after the North launched its own first military eye in the sky last week.