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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BAE Systems’ Elevation spacecraft line includes the Summit and Trek platforms.
BAE Systems plans to deliver the first Ascent exploration spacecraft by 2027.
BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin introduced new satellites and initiatives for orbital warfare this week.
BAE Systems has introduced Ascent, a new spacecraft in its Elevation spacecraft line.
The Weather Satellite Follow-on Microwave satellite built by BAE Systems launched in 2024.
Dstl awarded Astroscale UK a £5.15 million contract under the Serapis framework via BAE Systems.
The Andromeda contract award includes Anduril Industries, Lockheed Martin, Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris Technologies, BAE Systems, Sierra Space, Redwire, General Atomics, Astranis Space Technologies Corp., True Anomaly, Turion Space, Intuitive Machines LLC, and Quantum Space LLC.
BAE Systems completed the Preliminary Design Review for the 10-satellite Epoch 2 Medium Earth Orbit constellation.
BAE Systems completed the Preliminary Design Review for the 10-satellite Epoch 2 constellation in March 2026.
BAE Systems will develop the ground system for the MEO Epoch 2 constellation.
BAE Systems used its TREK product bus, model-based systems engineering, and infrared optical payload heritage for the preliminary design review.
BAE Systems is the prime contractor for the Resilient Missile Warning & Tracking Medium Earth Orbit Epoch 2 program.
The Resilient Missile Warning & Tracking Medium Earth Orbit Epoch 2 program is part of Department of War and U.S. Space Force satellite constellations supported by BAE Systems for national security and defense.
BAE Systems completed the Preliminary Design Review for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command Resilient Missile Warning & Tracking Medium Earth Orbit Epoch 2 program.
BAE Systems will design and build 10 spacecraft for the MEO Epoch 2 mission.
BAE Systems completed the preliminary design for the program’s multi-satellite constellation in less than nine months after award.
BAE Systems has managed the AN/ALQ-221 Advanced Defensive System throughout much of the U-2’s multi-decade service life.
BAE Systems uses the U-2 as a surrogate platform for testing technologies destined for 5th- and 6th-generation aircraft.
On March 17, 2026, BAE Systems won a contract from Robins Air Force Base in Georgia to support and sustain the AN/ALQ-221 Advanced Defensive System for the U.S. Air Force’s U-2 Dragon Lady fleet.
BAE Systems serves as prime contractor for the Epoch 2 program, leading mission planning, payload delivery, launch, and operations support.