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 selected Rocket Lab on 2021-02-24 to launch an Orbital Test Bed satellite carrying the Argos-4 Advanced Data Collection System (A-DCS) hosted payload.
General Atomics selected Firefly Aerospace on 2021-02-18 to launch an Orbital Test Bed satellite carrying the Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols hosted payload on an Alpha rocket.
The contract to launch the Argos-4 payload was awarded to General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems by the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center under a Hosted Payload Solutions delivery order on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems signed a contract with Rocket Lab to launch the Orbital Test Bed satellite carrying the Argos-4 Advanced Data Collection System hosted payload.
General Atomics selected Firefly Aerospace to launch its Orbital Test Bed 2 (OTB-2) satellite on an Alpha rocket in 2022.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will launch OTB-2 on Firefly’s Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
General Atomics’ original Orbital Test Bed smallsat launched in 2019 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy as part of the Space Test Program 2 mission.
General Atomics won a $38,500,000 NASA contract in August 2018 to fly the MAIA instrument, a total that included both the spacecraft and launch services.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems awarded a contract to Firefly Aerospace to launch a GA-EMS developed Orbital Test Bed satellite carrying NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols instrument.
General Atomics built two satellites for an SDA optical crosslink demonstration that are expected to fly on Transporter-2.
General Atomics acquired Tiger Innovations, Inc., a company based in Herndon, Virginia that develops spacecraft and space-related systems.
General Atomics acquired Guidestar Optical Systems of Longmont, Colorado in 2020.
General Atomics acquired Miltec of Huntsville, Alabama in 2016.
General Atomics acquired Tiger Innovations on 2021-02-01.
General Atomics acquired the U.S. subsidiary of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited in Englewood, Colorado in 2017.
General Atomics acquired Neva Ridge Technologies of Boulder, Colorado in 2020.
Volansi is working alongside companies such as Boeing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, and Northrop Grumman on the Skyborg program.
General Atomics completed the acquisition of the business of Guidestar Optical Systems, Inc.
General Atomics acquired Guidestar Optical Systems on 2020-10-28.
General Atomics previously acquired Neva Ridge Technologies, a synthetic aperture radar company.