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Space and Missile Systems Center

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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.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductSep 28, 2023Space Force accepts second weather satellite through NOAA partnership

SpaceX received its first contract from the U.S. Space Force to provide specialized satellite communications as part of SpaceX’s Starshield program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 28, 2023Starlink’s Starshield wins $70M contract with U.S. Space Force

Xage Security won a 2020 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to study options for end-to-end data protection across military and civilian assets to support command and control for the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralSep 27, 2023Cybersecurity firm Xage gets $17 million contract to protect Space Force networks

Artel LLC was awarded a Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (p-LEO) contract by the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductSep 27, 2023Artel LLC Partners with Rivada Space Networks for USSF Contract for p-LEO comms

Under the U.S. Space Force contract, Xage Security Gov will use the Xage Fabric to provide an identity-based zero-trust cybersecurity mesh with distributed enforcement of services at the network edge for Department of Defense systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 27, 2023Xage Awarded $17 Million Cybersecurity Contract by U.S. Space Force

The U.S. Space Force Victus Nox mission was launched by Firefly Aerospace on 2023-09-14.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipSep 26, 2023After setting new record for responsive launch, Space Force eyes next challenge

The U.S. Space Force accepted the 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.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductSep 26, 2023U.S. Space Force Accepts Second Geostationary Weather Satellite from NOAA

True Anomaly will provide a suite of Space Domain Awareness applications that leverage powerful analytics and scalable AI to support human-machine teaming for improved efficiency across the spectrum of SDA operations under the Phase III award.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 22, 2023True Anomaly Awarded $17 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Space Domain Awareness

The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command awarded a $17,400,000 Phase III Small Business Innovation Research contract to True Anomaly, Inc.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipSep 22, 2023True Anomaly lands $17 million U.S. Space Force contract for SDA

The U.S. Space Force plans to release a high-accuracy catalog to the Department of Commerce machine-to-machine starting in spring 2024, updated every four hours indefinitely.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative PlanSep 22, 2023Office of Space Commerce touts progress on civil space traffic coordination system

Gen. Chance Saltzman is chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force and supports the Commerce Department’s focus on establishing TraCSS.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 22, 2023Office of Space Commerce touts progress on civil space traffic coordination system

The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command awarded a $17,400,000 Phase III Small Business Innovation Research contract to True Anomaly, Inc.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2023True Anomaly lands $17 million U.S. Space Force contract for Space Domain Awareness

True Anomaly was awarded a $17,400,000 contract by the U.S. Space Force to provide software tools to better understand the behavior of objects in space and identify potential threats.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2023True Anomaly gets $17 million Space Force contract for space domain awareness software

Space Systems Command of the U.S. Space Force awarded a $17,400,000 Phase III Small Business Innovation Research contract to True Anomaly, Inc.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2023True Anomaly receives million$$ USSF contract for SDA

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.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductSep 21, 2023True Anomaly gets $17 million Space Force contract for space domain awareness software

Silent Barker is a joint mission of the National Reconnaissance Office and the U.S. Space Force placed into orbit by an Atlas V on 2023-09-08 to monitor satellites in the geostationary belt.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralSep 21, 2023Space Force revising commercial space strategy to make it “actionable”

ABL’s contractual task is to maintain readiness at two separate deployed launch sites and receive an order from the U.S. Space Force to launch RS1 at either one of them.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 18, 2023ABL gets contract for U.S. Space Force ‘responsive launch’ mission

Northrop Grumman launched a mission on 21-day notice in 2021 as an experiment in responsive launch options for the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralSep 18, 2023ABL gets contract for U.S. Space Force ‘responsive launch’ mission

Firefly Aerospace received a 24-hour notice and completed final launch preparations within 24 hours after receiving launch orders from the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipSep 18, 2023Firefly Aerospace Launches US Space Force Responsive Mission

Upon receiving launch and orbit requirements from the U.S. Space Force, Firefly completed trajectory software updates, payload encapsulation, transport to the launch pad, mating to Alpha, and fueling within 24 hours.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 18, 2023Firefly Aerospace Successfully Launches U.S. Space Force VICTUS NOX Space Mission
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