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EAGLE

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Missile Warning TrackingGEOCOSPAR 2018-036BLaunched 4/14/2018
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
CBAS/EAGLE
Launch Vehicle
Atlas V 551 C
Launch Date
4/14/2018
Last Contact
1/1/2021
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
GEO
Altitude
36,033.5 km
Inclination
0.27 deg
Dry Mass
500 kg
Total Mass
500 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Missile Warning Tracking
Payload Category
EW*
Payload Class
D
Organizations
Operator
Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)
Manufacturer
Northrop Grumman
Registry
COSPAR ID
2018-036B
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/877
Track
Mentions
218
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Gray Eagle is a multipurpose platform that provides access into various environments, including over land and sea.

CapabilityValue 2.5Mar 2, 2022Hughes + General Atomics Showcase UAS SATCOM Capabilities

Advanced features like multi-transport, multi-constellation, multi-orbit, and multi-frequency are added to the Gray Eagle to ensure its lasting operational value.

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Hughes + General Atomics Showcase UAS SATCOM Capabilities

Hughes HM Airborne System enables satellite communications (SATCOM) connectivity aboard the Gray Eagle as part of PEO Aviation’s Datalink Modernization Program.

CapabilityPlanGeneralValue 4.0Mar 2, 2022Hughes + General Atomics Showcase UAS SATCOM Capabilities

Hughes and GA-ASI recently demonstrated the latest HM System capabilities aboard the Gray Eagle for resilient communications.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.3Mar 2, 2022Hughes + General Atomics Showcase UAS SATCOM Capabilities

Hughes is delivering a customized version of the HM400 modem for the Army Gray Eagle program.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 2, 2022Hughes + General Atomics Showcase UAS SATCOM Capabilities

The Gray Eagle has Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLoS) capabilities that are essential for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).

CapabilityValue 3.5Mar 2, 2022Hughes + General Atomics Showcase UAS SATCOM Capabilities

The MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) is a key element of the U.S. Army’s multi-domain operations.

CapabilityValue 3.0Mar 2, 2022Hughes + General Atomics Showcase UAS SATCOM Capabilities

The Gray Eagle requires resilient SATCOM technology to withstand attacks and transmit high-quality, high-throughput data intelligence in any domain.

CapabilityValue 2.5Mar 2, 2022Hughes + General Atomics Showcase UAS SATCOM Capabilities

Flirtey is supplying its best-in-class technology, including the Flirtey Eagle electric powered drone and autonomous software platform, for Mesa to operate commercial drone delivery.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.3Oct 25, 2021Mesa Air Group becomes first scheduled airline to launch drone delivery business in the US in partnership with Flirtey

Teal Drones manufactures the Golden Eagle, one of only five drones approved by the US Department of Defense for reconnaissance, public safety, and inspection applications.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 2, 2021Red Cat Holdings Closes Acquisition of Teal Drones

The EAGLE and FALCON radars are powered by Oculii’s AI-powered Virtual Aperture Imaging (VAI) software platform.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 6, 2021Oculii raises $55 million series B to accelerate the future of autonomy with AI-powered radar

Alan Mittelman, president and CEO of Eagle Eyes Optics, is a featured speaker on the 2021-04-14, 'Space Technology: From Space to Earth and Back' panel.

GovernanceGeneralValue 1.8Apr 13, 2021Symposium 365’s Digital Platform Includes Space Technology Innovation Panel and Conversation With A USAF Brigadier General

Oculii’s EAGLE radar delivers joint 0.5° horizontal by 1° vertical spatial resolution across a 120° horizontal by 30° vertical instantaneous field of view.

CapabilityValue 5.0Mar 9, 2021Oculii unveils the world’s highest-resolution commercial imaging 4D radars, powered by its AI software platform for radar perception

Oculii’s EAGLE radar delivers the spatial resolution of an 8-chip cascaded radar (24T32R) on a 2-chip (6T8R) hardware platform.

CapabilityValue 4.0Mar 9, 2021Oculii unveils the world’s highest-resolution commercial imaging 4D radars, powered by its AI software platform for radar perception

L3Harris Technologies provides airborne terminals including the terminal used on the U.S. Army’s Grey Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 2, 2019In wake of merger, L3Harris Technologies seeks expanded role in an evolving SATCOM market

AFRL’s ESPAStar bus was used for the ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Experiment (EAGLE) that launched on an Atlas 5 rocket.

CapabilityPlanGeneralValue 4.0Mar 16, 2019Air Force experiment NTS-3 could point the way to the next generation of GPS

The ESPAStar bus being built for NTS-3 has a four-panel deployable solar array instead of the three-panel array used for EAGLE.

CapabilityValue 4.0Mar 16, 2019Air Force experiment NTS-3 could point the way to the next generation of GPS

In April (year unspecified in source), the Air Force Research Laboratory launched the ESPA Augmented Geosynchronous Satellite known as Eagle on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.

PlanGeneralValue 3.8Sep 17, 2018Government agencies prepare for piggyback flights, secondary payloads