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EAGLE

retired
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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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. was awarded a $389,000,000 fixed-price incentive contract for the purchase of MQ-1C-25M Gray Eagle Modernized Extended Range systems.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 5.0Dec 6, 2023GA-ASI awarded million$$$ contract by U.S. Army
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Demcon will deliver the design of the wavefront sensor, a critical component for the adaptive optics of the EAGLE-1 optical ground station.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 17, 2023SES Partners with Airbus and TNO to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

TNO and Airbus Netherlands B.V. will design and build the optical ground station for the EAGLE-1 mission.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Nov 17, 2023SES Partners with Airbus and TNO to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

EAGLE-1 will provide mission data intended to support the future deployment of a secure quantum communication infrastructure for the EU (EuroQCI).

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Nov 17, 2023SES Partners with Airbus and TNO to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

Celestia-STS is designing the optical digital modem for EAGLE-1 in collaboration with TNO and TESAT.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 17, 2023SES Partners with Airbus and TNO to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

The collaboration to design and build the EAGLE-1 optical ground station is jointly funded by the Netherlands Space Office (NSO) and NXTGEN HIGHTECH.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.2Nov 17, 2023SES Partners with Airbus and TNO to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

An SES-led consortium of European companies is developing the quantum secure space-based EAGLE-1 system in close collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA).

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 17, 2023SES Partners with Airbus and TNO to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

The EAGLE-1 optical ground station will receive quantum encryption keys from the EAGLE-1 satellite.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 17, 2023SES Partners with Airbus and TNO to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

Airbus Netherlands B.V. will develop the support technologies, control platform, and implementation for the EAGLE-1 optical ground station.

CapabilityPlanGeneralValue 4.0Nov 17, 2023SES Partners with Airbus and TNO to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

Demcon will deliver the design of the wave front sensor for the EAGLE-1 ground station adaptive optics.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 15, 2023SES-led consortium for EAGLE-1 system welcomes TNO and Airbus to deliver optical ground station

The EAGLE-1 optical ground station will be able to receive quantum encryption keys from the EAGLE-1 satellite.

CapabilityValue 4.2Nov 15, 2023SES-led consortium for EAGLE-1 system welcomes TNO and Airbus to deliver optical ground station

Airbus Netherlands B.V. will develop the support technologies, control platform, and implementation for the EAGLE-1 optical ground station.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.5Nov 15, 2023SES-led consortium for EAGLE-1 system welcomes TNO and Airbus to deliver optical ground station

The TNO–Airbus Netherlands collaboration to design and build the EAGLE-1 optical ground station is jointly funded by the Netherlands Space Office (NSO) and NXTGEN HIGHTECH.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Nov 15, 2023SES-led EAGLE-1 Onboards TNO and Airbus to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

Airbus Netherlands B.V. will develop the support technologies, control platform, and implementation for the EAGLE-1 optical ground station.

CapabilityValue 4.2Nov 15, 2023SES-led EAGLE-1 Onboards TNO and Airbus to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

Celestia-STS will design the optical digital modem for the EAGLE-1 optical ground station in collaboration with TNO and TESAT.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 15, 2023SES-led EAGLE-1 Onboards TNO and Airbus to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

A contract to develop the optical ground station for EAGLE-1 was signed on 15 November 2023 at the Space Tech Expo in Bremen.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.6Nov 15, 2023SES-led EAGLE-1 Onboards TNO and Airbus to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

SES leads a consortium of European companies responsible for development of the space-based EAGLE-1 quantum secure system.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 15, 2023SES-led consortium for EAGLE-1 system welcomes TNO and Airbus to deliver optical ground station

Celestia-STS is designing the optical digital modem for the EAGLE-1 ground station in collaboration with TNO and TESAT.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 15, 2023SES-led consortium for EAGLE-1 system welcomes TNO and Airbus to deliver optical ground station

The EAGLE-1 optical ground station will be able to receive quantum encryption keys from the EAGLE-1 satellite.

CapabilityValue 4.0Nov 15, 2023SES-led EAGLE-1 Onboards TNO and Airbus to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

The EAGLE-1 satellite program is co-funded by the European Space Agency and the European Commission together with the space agencies of Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, and the Czech Republic and industry partners.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.2Nov 15, 2023SES-led consortium for EAGLE-1 system welcomes TNO and Airbus to deliver optical ground station