General Atomics (GA) is an American energy and defense corporation that operates in the space industry through its Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) group. GA-EMS designs, manufactures, and tests innovative space systems, including satellites, optical communication terminals, and space nuclear technologies. They partner with organizations like the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) and Radian Aerospace, providing solutions for satellite constellations, space-to-space communication, and advanced aerospace systems.
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General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems partnered with the Space Development Agency to launch the Laser Interconnect and Networking Communications System (LINCS) satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 as part of the Transporter-2 mission.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will establish the proper orbit, communications, and control of the two LINCS spacecraft and will commence a series of experiments with the Space Development Agency to test optical communication in a variety of operational scenarios.
The Laser Interconnect Networking Communications System (LINCS) mission uses two satellites equipped with optical terminals supplied by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems.
General Atomics won a $6 million grant to conduct a space-to-air optical communication experiment with the U.S. Space Development Agency.
GA-EMS is partnering with the Space Development Agency (SDA) to conduct a series of experiments using LINCS to demonstrate optical communication in and from space.
GA-EMS and the Space Development Agency are partnering to launch the LINCS system and conduct a series of experiments demonstrating space-based optical communication starting later this summer.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems completed ground tests on 2021-06-02 of the 12U cubesats equipped with laser communications terminals.
The Space Development Agency will use the cubesats to test optical crosslinks and communication between satellites and a pilotless MQ-9 Reaper made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) was awarded a contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to demonstrate space-to-air optical communication using GA-EMS’ Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System (LINCS) and a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper.
General Atomics proposed a 15-satellite EWS fleet with roughly 200-kilogram spacecraft and completed an initial design review on 2021-04-29 prior to the article's publication.
General Atomics planned to fly a visible and infrared instrument from EOVista on its EWS spacecraft and contracted Braxton (owned by Parsons Corp.) to develop ground command-and-control architecture.
The Space Enterprise Consortium awarded $309,000,000 in June 2020 to Raytheon Technologies, General Atomics, and Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates (ASTRA) to develop EO/IR Weather System prototypes.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems completed the Initial Design Review of the space vehicle and ground segment for the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System satellite program.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems plans to deliver a prototype EWS system by 2022 capable of filling gaps in critical weather data for the U.S. military as the DMSP approaches the end of its lifecycle.
Over the next 18 months General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will deliver a preliminary design of the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion system.
DARPA awarded General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems a contract to support the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems plans the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion system preliminary design to demonstrate operational effectiveness and enable the system to be built and validated in low Earth orbit within the next five years.
Hexagon US Federal has been selected to partner with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. to provide geospatial solutions from Hexagon’s Luciad Portfolio in support of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance projects.
DARPA awarded General Atomics a $22,000,000 contract to develop the nuclear reactor for the DRACO program.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded a $22,000,000 contract to General Atomics to design a small nuclear reactor for space propulsion on 2021-04-09.