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U.S. Space Force

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The Space Development Agency, which is part of the U.S. Space Force, is building the PWSA with a dedicated tracking layer for real-time detection and monitoring of ballistic missile threats.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipAug 30, 2024General Dynamics secures $491 million contract extension from Space Development Agency

John Shaw was one of the first general officers commissioned into the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductAug 30, 2024Space startup ThinkOrbital taps retired general John Shaw as advisor

SpaceX is targeting Friday, 2024-08-30 for a Falcon 9 Group 9-5 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNoiseAug 30, 2024SpaceX plans two Starlink smallsat launches Friday as FAA permits flights ‘provided all other license requirements are met’

ThinkOrbital has hired retired U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw as an advisor.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralAug 30, 2024Space startup ThinkOrbital taps retired general John Shaw as advisor

Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space collaborated on the U.S. Space Force’s Victus Nox mission in 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralAug 29, 2024Firefly names space industry veteran Jason Kim as new CEO

Millennium Space produced a satellite for the Victus Nox mission that launched aboard a Firefly Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in September 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipAug 29, 2024Firefly names space industry veteran Jason Kim as new CEO

On Wednesday, 2024-08-28 at 3:48 a.m. ET, a Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct-to-Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Mentioned as: space forceTechnical ProductAug 28, 2024SpaceX’s Falcon 9 in fiery demise after successful launch of 21 Starlink smallsats including 13 Direct-to-Cell from Canaveral

Northrop Grumman’s NG-21 mission launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on 2024-08-04 at 11:02 a.m. EDT.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipAug 27, 2024Recent mission to ISS includes biomedical and physical science research

The Cluster 10 satellites will launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base to a sun-synchronous orbit no earlier than 2024-08-16.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2024HawkEye 360 Announces the Upcoming Launch of Cluster 10, Expanding Global RF Monitoring Capabilities

Maxar Intelligence’s third and fourth WorldView Legion satellites launched on 2024-08-15 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2024Maxar’s Third and Fourth WorldView Legion Satellites Performing Well After Launch

In 2022, Hera Systems was contracted by Orion Space Solutions to develop three satellites for the U.S. Space Force’s Tetra-5 mission, an on-orbit servicing demonstration in geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipAug 14, 2024Redwire to Acquire Spacecraft Developer Hera Systems

Viasat confirmed the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on 2024-08-12.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipAug 12, 2024Arctic Broadband on the Way as Viasat Confirms Successful Launch

Firefly’s Alpha rocket will launch L3Harris spacecraft into low Earth orbit from Firefly’s SLC-2 launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipAug 7, 2024Firefly Aerospace Announces Second Multi-Launch Agreement with L3Harris for up to 20 Alpha Launches

LeoLabs’ customer base for first-half 2024 contract wins includes the U.S. Space Force and the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductAug 6, 2024LeoLabs Achieves Record Bookings, Solidifying its Lead in the Space Domain Awareness and Space Traffic Management Markets

ABL Space Systems received a $60,000,000 STRATFI award in March 2023 from the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Air Force to demonstrate tactically responsive capabilities, consisting of $30,000,000 in government funding and $30,000,000 in matching private investment.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 23, 2024ABL loses rocket after static-fire test

CODA facilitates the objectives of the U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Space Strategy published on 2024-04-08, to leverage commercial assets to strengthen resiliency, expand cooperation, compel integration, and spur innovation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJul 22, 2024Space Operations Command: CODA enters trial period with Space Delta 2 approval

The U.S. Space Force operates Pituffik Space Base on the northwestern coast of Greenland above the Arctic Circle, and that outpost serves as a link in space operations and polar communications.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 22, 2024Pentagon’s Arctic strategy emphasizes space and satellite capabilities

The JPSS-4 mission is targeted to launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: space forceTechnical ProductJul 22, 2024NASA awards launch services contract for NOAA’s JPSS-4 mission

The first two WorldView Legion satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 2024-05-02.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 21, 2024Maxar Intelligence’s first images from next-generation WorldView Legion satellites

The first two WorldView Legion satellites were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 2024-05-02.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJul 18, 2024Maxar Intelligence Releases First Images from Its Next-Generation WorldView Legion Satellites
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