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 delivered a baseline design of a DRACO nuclear thermal propulsion reactor and engine under contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
SES and Hughes installed satellite internet service on a General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian surveillance drone for a demonstration.
Fred Darlington, senior vice president of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, indicated that higher data rates are required to operate sensors on remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs).
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is expanding MQ-9 series payloads and requires higher data rates to provide bandwidth, security, and robustness for sensor operations.
Under contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems delivered a baseline design of a DRACO Nuclear Thermal Propulsion reactor and engine.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems completed major milestones for the Track A, Phase 1 Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program.
Rocket Lab launched General Atomics’ GAzelle spacecraft on its 31st Electron mission earlier 2022-10.
IMM solar cells are powering General Atomics’ GAzelle spacecraft that Rocket Lab launched on its 31st Electron mission earlier 2022-10.
The mission deployed the GAzelle satellite designed and manufactured by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command selected General Atomics to host the Argos Advanced Data Collection System payload through its Hosted Payload Services contract vehicle on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at a cost of $64,000,000.
The It Argos Up From Here mission deployed the GAzelle satellite designed and manufactured by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS).
The GAzelle satellite was designed and manufactured by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems at their Centennial, Colorado facilities.
The Draper SERIES-2 lander is designed by the U.S. subsidiary of ispace, will be manufactured by Systima Technologies, and will have payload integration and testing performed by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems.
SES partnered with Hughes on a demonstration for General Atomics that delivered three times the throughput using a terminal less than half the normal size while maintaining constant connectivity across multiple orbits.
NASA and General Atomics mutually agreed to end the MAIA hosting contractual relationship in late 2021 due to overall technical alignment and programmatic challenges.
General Atomics was responsible for launching the MAIA-hosting satellite and in February 2021 awarded a contract to Firefly Aerospace for a launch on Firefly’s Alpha rocket.
General Atomics entered the smallsat industry through acquisitions of Miltec in 2016 and the U.S. subsidiary of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. in 2017.
NASA awarded a $38,500,000 contract to General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems in 2018 to host MAIA on the OTB-2 spacecraft.
Goddard Space Flight Center worked with General Atomics to address scheduling challenges for TSIS-2 preparation for a mission critical design review scheduled for September.
General Atomics encountered problems in the development of the Total and Spectral solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) spacecraft for NASA under a $32,900,000 contract awarded in 2020.