BAE Systems is a British multinational aerospace, military, and information security company that operates in the space industry. They design and deliver solutions for civil and commercial space agencies, specializing in radiation-hardened electronics, antenna design, and synthetic aperture radar processing for use in Earth orbit, near space, and deep space missions. BAE Systems partners with organizations like Airbus Defence and Space and LMO Space, and their customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, and commercial space entities. They provide services such as satellite manufacturing, on-orbit operations, secure data delivery, and development of AI/ML systems for space platforms.
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The BAE Systems sensor subassembly contains the optics, pointing mechanism, control electronics, and electrical bus interface for the payload.
BAE Systems’ sensor system controller ingests operational commands, transmits mission telemetry, manages power conversion, and directs high-accuracy mirror alignment.
BAE Systems was selected by Space Systems Command in April 2025 to deliver the FORGE C2 ground system software.
The BAE Systems sensor system controller connects to the space vehicle to ingest operational commands, transmit mission telemetry, manage power conversion, and direct high-accuracy mirror alignment.
BAE Systems plans to complete and deliver the second flight unit for a secondary polar launch slated for 2030.
The BAE Systems delivery for Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar included the sensor subassembly and sensor system controller for Flight Unit 1 mission payload integration.
BAE Systems has begun fabrication on the second flight unit for the NGP mission footprint.
BAE Systems delivered critical flight hardware for the U.S. Space Force’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program on May 15, 2026.
Space Systems Command selected BAE Systems in April 2025 to deliver the FORGE C2 ground system software.
BAE Systems originally designed the hardware iteration for the geosynchronous Earth orbit segment of the Next-Gen OPIR architecture.
BAE Systems had begun fabrication on the second flight unit for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar mission footprint.
BAE Systems’ sensor system controller connects to the space vehicle to ingest operational commands, transmit mission telemetry, manage power conversion, and direct high-accuracy mirror alignment.
BAE Systems delivered critical flight hardware to support the U.S. Space Force’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program on May 15, 2026.
BAE Systems’ sensor subassembly contains the optics, pointing mechanism, control electronics, and electrical bus interface for the payload.
BAE Systems is on schedule to complete and deliver the second flight unit hardware block for a secondary polar launch slated for 2030.
BAE Systems Inc. in Boulder, Colorado is one of Roman’s principal industrial partners.
The Space Systems Command announced the BAE Systems contract on Tuesday the 28th.
BAE Systems signed a contract worth almost €10.9 million with the U.S. Space Force under the Golden Dome program.
BAE Systems has completed NavGuide integration on more than 30 existing vehicle platforms.
BAE Systems’ Cedar Rapids facility is the company’s central hub for military GPS product development and production.