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Space and Missile Systems Center

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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

General Atomics selected EO Vista in 2020 as its payload supplier for the U.S. Space Force Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System program.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipSep 16, 2023General Atomics acquires electro-optical sensor supplier EO Vista

EO Vista is currently providing an advanced Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) weather sensor payload to GA-EMS under GA-EMS’s contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to deliver an EO/IR Weather System (EWS) satellite.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipSep 15, 2023General Atomics acquires EO Vista, LLC

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 14, 2023Firefly Aerospace Successfully Launches U.S. Space Force VICTUS NOX Responsive Space Mission with 24-Hour Notice

Blue Origin is developing the New Glenn heavy rocket and is working with the U.S. Space Force to develop a plan to certify New Glenn for NSSL after New Glenn starts flying.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 13, 2023ULA has ‘no issues’ with Space Force plan to select three national security launch providers

The U.S. Space Force plans to select a third provider in Lane 2 of NSSL Phase 3 in response to concerns about growing commercial demand.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative PlanSep 13, 2023ULA has ‘no issues’ with Space Force plan to select three national security launch providers

In June of 2023 iRocket signed a TACFI contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) to further develop its rocket engine.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipSep 11, 2023iRocket Founder + CEO named to 20 Under 35 list of space pros to be honored at the annual Future Leaders Dinner

Inmarsat Government, now part of Viasat, was awarded a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) Satellite-Based Services (SBS) contract by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on behalf of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC).

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 11, 2023Viasat Awarded Contract by U.S. Space Force for PLEO Satellite Services

Space Systems Command is headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California and is the U.S. Space Force field command responsible for acquiring and delivering resilient warfighting capabilities in and from space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductSep 10, 2023Statement from Space Systems Command preparing for the NROL-107 mission aboard ULA’s “The Bruiser” rocket

The U.S. Space Force has a goal to rely on a hybrid network of commercial and military satcom systems to take advantage of emerging constellations in low, medium, and geostationary orbits.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductSep 7, 2023New report recommends Space Force change how it buys commercial satellite services

There are four more Tranche 0 missile-tracking satellites made by L3Harris projected to launch on a U.S. Space Force–Missile Defense Agency mission later 2023.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralSep 4, 2023DoD satellites in low Earth orbit promise more connectivity for military users

The Space Development Agency is a U.S. Space Force organization building a space data network called the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture that includes a transport layer and a missile-tracking sensor layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductSep 2, 2023SpaceX launches 13 satellites for U.S. Space Development Agency

Northrop Grumman is building the Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System prototype for the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductSep 1, 2023Ball, Northrop Grumman, Orbital Micro Systems and Spire claim NOAA contracts

New commercial systems can combine with emerging U.S. Space Force platforms for improved national defense security.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductAug 31, 2023SpiderOak Successfully Demonstrates OrbitSecure on International Space Station

The U.S. Space Force operates a network of early warning radar sensors used to detect missile threats and track objects in outer space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipAug 29, 2023SAIC wins $574 million contract to maintain Space Force radar sites

The Space Development Agency is an organization under the U.S. Space Force building the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, a mesh network in low Earth orbit that includes a data transport layer and a missile-tracking sensor layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductAug 29, 2023Space Development Agency’s data-transport satellites get more complex

SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 is a joint National Reconnaissance Office and U.S. Space Force mission to improve space domain awareness.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductAug 28, 2023UPDATE: Scrubbed ULA’s NRO and U.S. Space Force’s SILENTBARKER/NROL-107

Since its inception, Free Space secured over $1,500,000 of U.S. Space Force contracts to develop its space domain awareness and autonomy technology.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipAug 28, 2023SCOUT Space Expands its Technical and Defense Capabilities with Acquisition of Free Space

The Leoness satellite bus was selected for the U.S. Space Force’s Tetra 5 in-orbit refueling experiment planned for 2025.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipAug 28, 2023Hera Systems and LeoStella team up to compete for military satellite orders

Since its inception, Free Space secured more than $1,500,000 in U.S. Space Force contracts to develop its space domain awareness and security technology.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipAug 25, 2023SCOUT Space acquires Free Space to expand technical capabilities & defense expertise
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