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The pLEO IDIQ contract structure is part of the U.S. Space Force’s new approach to acquiring SATCOM.
The U.S. Space Force accepted transfer of a second geostationary weather satellite from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to extend persistent weather coverage of the Indian Ocean region until the 2030 timeframe.
The U.S. Space Force contract is a four-year Small Business Innovation Research Phase 3 award to deliver a prototype suite of software products for space domain awareness.
The Space Force will award five-year contracts in NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 to two launch providers capable of flying a full range of missions to the most demanding orbits.
The Space Systems Command announced plans to launch a digital engineering ecosystem platform to integrate existing digital engineering efforts across the U.S. Space Force ecosystem.
Electron has been providing access to orbit since 2018 and has successfully deployed satellites for NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office, DARPA, and the U.S. Space Force.
The U.S. Space Force is working with the National Reconnaissance Office to increase coverage of the geostationary belt.
The U.S. Space Force plans to acquire 12 new higher-capacity antennas under the Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource program, known as SCAR.
The 2023-07-21 CFT date is not finalized and depends on resolving a range conflict with a U.S. Space Force mission planned to launch on another Atlas V.
The U.S. Space Force awarded a $1,600,000 contract to a team led by Southern California startup Arkisys to demonstrate robotic satellite assembly.
The Pathfinder 2 hosted payload is the third Pathfinder mission designed to use existing commercial technologies to provide wideband alternatives for the U.S. Space Force’s satellite communications needs.
Orbital Sidekick has secured contracts to supply hyperspectral data to the United States Department of Defense through partnerships with In-Q-Tel, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Space Force.
A draft version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act approved by the House directs the Department of Defense to examine all Space Force programs to determine if their level of classification can be lowered or declassified.
The U.S. Space Force established a new office focused on acquiring commercial services for space domain awareness.
The U.S. Space Force plans to deploy a constellation of 135 missile-warning and missile-tracking satellites in low Earth orbit and 16 in medium Earth orbit.
The U.S. Space Force plans to deploy a constellation of 135 missile-warning and missile-tracking satellites in low Earth orbit and 16 in medium Earth orbit.
The Protected Tactical Satcom Prototype (PTS-P) payload is planned for launch in 2024 to be tested in orbit by the U.S. Space Force.
The U.S. Space Force plans to launch the small-satellite mission Victus Nox in 2023 to test compressed payload deployment timelines.
Firefly Aerospace performed its first successful orbital launch on 2022-10-01, just hours after the Space Force awarded a $17,600,000 contract for TacRS-3.
The U.S. Space Force plans to launch the small-satellite mission Victus Nox in 2023 to test compressed payload deployment timelines.