The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) expects to award a second contract, possibly next week, for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Alpha satellites after the announcement last week by
Tag: Satellites
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Space Force plans next MEO missile tracking satellite awards by early 2025
The “baseline” MEO missile warning/tracking configuration providing global coverage will include “approximately 27 satellites,” said SSC program lead Col. Heather Bogstie.
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Airbus and Northrop Grumman partner for UK military satellite comms programme
A new collaboration between the US and European aviation giants will attempt to unite the space interests of US, UK and European partners via the UK’s SKYNET programme.
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Space Development Agency orders 62 satellites from York Space Systems
The agency plans to issue at least one more contract as part of this layer of transport satellites, which will include 100 space vehicles.
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Northrop Grumman Completes Key Review for Future Pacific Missile Warning Satellites
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 20, 2023
In a significant development for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Relay Ground Station-Asia (RGS-A). Conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, the review paves the way for the installation of advanced missile-warning systems in th
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U.S. Space Force Examining Industry Capacity to Build Small Communications Satellites for GEO
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is to examine industry capacity to build small, “highly maneuverable” geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) communications satellites having a power level of three kilowatts
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Momentus to conduct in-space delivery for Polish nanosatellite maker SatRev
San Jose CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2023
Momentus Inc., a U.S.-based commercial space company listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol MNTS, has entered into a contractual agreement with SatRev, a Polish nanosatellite manufacturer, for orbital transportation and delivery services slated for the first quarter of 2024. The arrangement involves the SOWA-1 payload, developed by SatRev, as the primary consignment to be ferried by Momentus.
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Lockheed Martin Invests In Satellite RF Sensing Company HawkEye 360
HawkEye 360, which operates a constellation of satellites that sense radio frequency transmissions on Earth, on Wednesday said it has raised an additional $10 million from Lockheed Martin [LMT] and
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Second Russian Luch/Olymp satellite now trailing Western systems in orbit
While the new Russian satellite didn’t get super close to any others, its behavior “could be considered unfriendly,” said Slingshot’s Audrey Schaffer, who until recently served as the director of space policy at the National Security Council.
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DAC Clearance To Weaponize And Incorporate Satellite Communication Upgrade of Heron UAVs On The Anvil
The three services operate a large number of Israeli Heron MALE UAVs. A major upgrade to weaponize and incorporate satellite communication on these UAVs, estimated to cost ₹21,000 crore, has been pending for several years. Following the study, officials have expressed confidence that this will now get cleared.In June, the Defence Ministry cleared the procurement of 31 MQ-9B UAVs from General