The Spanish Ministry of Defense is advancing Project Nemo to develop inspector or 'police' satellites to operate near systems of national interest such as Spainsat NG for close surveillance and deterrence.

The Tafuna antenna project supports U.S. national security interests in the South Pacific by providing a resilient communications node for Space Domain Awareness and maritime security monitoring.

The Tafuna facility will feature a high-performance 3.7-meter antenna system capable of multi-band S/X-Band operations.

The Port Administration of American Samoa and Michigan-based ATLAS Space Operations finalized an agreement on March 10, 2026 to host advanced satellite tracking antenna systems at Pago Pago International Airport in Tafuna.

Lease proceeds from the Tafuna antenna site are earmarked to fund future infrastructure improvements for the Government of American Samoa.

The Tafuna ground station is expected to enter full operational service for commercial and government clients by June 2026.

The mid-latitude placement of the Tafuna site provides near real-time telemetry and data-collection services for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellites and the U.S. Military for polar and sun-synchronous orbiting satellites.

Adding the American Samoa site significantly enhances ATLAS Space Operations’ line-of-sight continuity between its existing ground stations.

The Tafuna site is a strategic expansion of the ATLAS Global Federated Network that uses the proprietary Freedom® Software as a Service (GSaaS) platform.

ATLAS Space Operations and ASTCA will begin RF characterization and testing at the Tafuna site in late April 2026.

ATLAS Space Operations is Michigan-based.

Construction on the antenna foundation and associated data facility upgrades at Pago Pago International Airport commenced on March 2, 2026.

The antenna expansion at Pago Pago International Airport is integrated into the Territory’s Airport Master Plan called Vision 2030.

Space debris in low Earth orbit is increasing and poses a growing challenge for satellite operations.

Moses is part of the Agrupaciones Empresariales Innovadoras (AEI) support program and is backed and subsidized by the Spanish Ministry of Industry and Tourism.

The European Space Agency estimates about 36,000 orbital objects are monitored regularly.

The Moses project is designed with ecodesign principles to comply with environmental regulations and minimize its impact on Earth and in space.

The European Space Agency estimates more than one million objects are drifting in orbit.

The Andalucía aerospace and defense cluster and Secpho will participate in dissemination and communication of Moses results to position the consortium and connect the product to the full value chain.

Recent research focuses on satellites equipped with Star Trackers and Space Situational Awareness capabilities to enable automatic emergency collision-avoidance maneuvers and provide precise debris information.

The Moses project is structured in four phases: review of case studies and current technology state; construction of a first prototype and test planning; technology validation up to TRL 8; and commercialization of the final product.

The Moses prototype will have a high degree of standardization, be adjustable to different use cases, and be positioned as highly competitive on price.

The Moses project (Modular Optical Scalable Equipment for Space Cameras) aims to develop a modular optical model with dual Star Tracker and Space Situational Awareness functionality to facilitate satellite attitude determination.

The Moses consortium is led by the Secpho cluster and includes Solar MEMS, Lidax, Greenlight Solutions, and Andalucía Aerospace.

The Moses project is expected to have technology-transfer potential to the manufacturing, energy, logistics, health, and defense sectors.

The first phase of Moses will run for 11 months and aims to reach TRL 4 for the proposed solution.

Moses will use non-polluting materials in its optical model to ensure safe disintegration of the technology and support circular economy and climate neutrality objectives.

ExoAnalytic Solutions is an SDA and missile-defense firm.

Anduril Industries will continue to sell ExoAnalytic Solutions’ current offerings to customers outside of Anduril Industries.

The acquisition will double Anduril Industries’ space headcount.

Anduril Industries’ purely space-focused workforce includes 120 people prior to the acquisition.

Anduril Industries will acquire ExoAnalytic Solutions.

Anduril Industries’ purely space-focused workforce will grow to more than 250 people after absorbing ExoAnalytic Solutions’ more than 130 employees.

Anduril Industries did not disclose the financial terms of the acquisition.

ExoAnalytic Solutions will be folded into Anduril Industries rather than operated as a subsidiary.

Anduril Industries has a five-year, $99.7 million Space Force contract awarded in late 2024 to improve the U.S. Space Surveillance Network.

Engineers from ExoAnalytic Solutions will directly work on Anduril Industries projects.

ExoAnalytic Solutions operates a network of more than 400 telescopes used to provide classified tracking and simulation services to the Department of Defense.

ALL.SPACE’s electronically steered terminal technology uses beam steering with no moving parts to improve reliability and survivability in harsh operating conditions.

ALL.SPACE and Viasat will further integrate and test the Hydra terminal family across Viasat’s global Ka-band network as part of their strategic collaboration.

The collaboration between ALL.SPACE and Viasat will include joint demonstrations, operational trials, and customer engagements aimed at validating performance and accelerating adoption among government and defence users.

ALL.SPACE entered a strategic collaboration agreement with satellite communications provider Viasat.

ALL.SPACE will integrate Viasat’s next-generation LSDR modem into its Hydra and Hydra MAX terminals.

John-Paul Szczepanik is Chief Technology Officer of ALL.SPACE.

ALL.SPACE positions that defence customers increasingly require communications systems designed for resilience rather than simply bandwidth.

Achieving Viasat GX Category 4 certification allows the ALL.SPACE terminal to operate across high-capacity steerable beams within the GX network.

The Viasat GX certification extends ALL.SPACE Hydra terminal connectivity coverage to high-latitude and polar environments.

ALL.SPACE’s Hydra terminal achieved certification to operate on the Viasat Global Xpress (GX) network.

Integration of Viasat’s LSDR modem into Hydra and Hydra MAX is designed to ensure interoperability with Viasat’s expanding satellite infrastructure and to support multi-orbit satellite communications architectures used by defence organisations.

Viasat’s high-capacity Ka-band network is designed to support secure, high-reliability communications for global government and defence operations.