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 won the TSIS-2 contract by offering its OTB bus at a cost 40% below that of Southwest Research Institute.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems launched two cubesats carrying optical communications terminals in June 2021 but the cubesats never reached their intended orbit and the company was unable to establish contact.
One goal of the June 2021 experiment was to establish optical communications between the cubesats and an optical terminal on a General Atomics unmanned aircraft.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems integrated the Argos-4 hosted payload onto its satellite in preparation for a fall 2022 launch.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems completed environmental testing of its satellite platform in preparation for a fall 2022 launch.
Optix was developed by Commonwealth Computer Research, Inc. (CCRi), a company acquired by General Atomics in 2021.
The U.S. Space Force selected General Atomics and Orion Space Solutions to each develop and launch demonstration satellites to gather global weather imagery and data on cloud characteristics.
The CDAO partners with General Atomics to develop the platform autonomy framework using government-owned open architectures such as the Universal Command and Control and Open Mission Systems interfaces.
The Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) project started over a year ago when DARPA selected a preliminary design for a rocket engine reactor developed by General Atomics and chose two conceptual spacecraft designs by Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin.
General Atomics was selected by the U.S. Space Force to launch a demonstration weather imaging satellite in 2024.
General Atomics acquired smallsat manufacturer Surrey Space Technology in 2017 to compete for Department of Defense contracts.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has been under contract since late 2020 to develop an integrated EWS satellite system design.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will deliver the EWS spacecraft with an integrated EO/IR payload and provide on-orbit mission control and data collection services to support the mission.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) manufactures the Gray Eagle.
U.S. Space Force selected General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems and Orion Space Solutions to each develop and launch demonstration satellites for weather imaging and cloud characterization.
General Atomics proposed a 12-satellite EWS constellation designed to provide a high refresh rate.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has received nearly $200,000,000 in Space Force funding since 2020 for EWS satellite development and the three-year demonstration.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, based in San Diego, California, will develop a 400-kilogram satellite projected to launch in 2024 or 2025 for a three-year demonstration.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems developed a prototype EWS spacecraft using a reliable, redundant bus with a high-performance EO/IR weather sensor payload.
In November 2021 General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems up-scoped its EWS program to deliver an on-orbit three-to-five-year prototype spacecraft with residual operational capabilities instead of a one-year sensor demonstrator.