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Space and Missile Systems Center

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In May 2020 the U.S. Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $2,370,000,000 contract for the development of two Next Gen OPIR polar satellites.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMar 1, 2022Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman select payload providers for Space Force missile-warning satellites

Raytheon Intelligence & Space completed thermal vacuum testing of its sensor payload for the U.S. Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) GEO Block 0 missile warning satellites on 2022-01-27.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipFeb 25, 2022Raytheon Intelligence & Space Completes Next Gen OPIR GEO Block 0 Milestone For Missile Warning Satellites

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was awarded a $341,000,000 contract by the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to develop, test, and deliver a Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC).

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipFeb 24, 2022Northrop Grumman Awarded USSF Contract for Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability

The U.S. Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $341,000,000 contract to develop a radar site to track active satellites and debris in high orbits.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipFeb 23, 2022Northrop Grumman wins $341 million Space Force contract to develop a deep-space tracking radar

The U.S. Space Force is seeking contributions from international partners that use the WGS satellites to help pay launch costs for WGS-11+.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralFeb 22, 2022U.S. and international partners to share launch cost of new communications satellite

PredaSAR won a $2,000,000 contract from the U.S. Space Force in December to demonstrate interoperability between its satellites and DARPA’s Blackjack constellation.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipFeb 17, 2022Terran Orbital touts military and defense contracts ahead of going public

The Space and Missile Systems Center was first established in 1954, making it the oldest space organization in the U.S. military.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductFeb 16, 2022Space Force wants to create a more welcoming environment for private industry

The Starlink team worked with the U.S. Space Force’s 18th Space Control Squadron and LeoLabs to provide updates on the satellites using ground radars.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 13, 2022Starlink Satellite Loss Explained

The U.S. Space Force seeks to partner with private companies to perform orbital debris removal and in-space servicing.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 10, 2022Space Force eager to invest in debris removal projects

The U.S. Space Force issued a 2022-02-01 news release that the Boeing-built WGS-11+ satellite passed a critical design review and will transition to production.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipFeb 3, 2022Space Force communications satellite WGS-11 clears critical design review

The U.S. Space Force extended L3Harris Technologies’ contract to develop a software platform used to monitor space launches, satellites, and debris in orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductFeb 3, 2022Space Force extends L3Harris’ contract to upgrade space tracking system

The U.S. Space Force supported two Falcon 9 rocket launches in January 2022.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralFeb 3, 2022Space Force’s Multiple Satellites Launch Into Orbit

NROL-87 was the NRO’s first mission launched by a Falcon 9 procured under the National Security Space Launch program run by the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2022SpaceX launches classified satellite for U.S. National Reconnaissance Office

The U.S. government has traditionally procured remote sensing satellites that are owned and operated by the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, or the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2022Report: U.S. military needs a better way to buy commercial satellite imagery

An imaging sensor developed by EO Vista for U.S. Space Force weather satellites passed a key design review on 2022-01-31.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2022EO Vista imaging sensor for Space Force weather satellites passes design review

On 2021-11-01, the U.S. Space Force 18th Space Control Squadron cataloged a new object alongside Shijian-21 with the international designator 2021-094C.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralJan 27, 2022China’s Shijian-21 towed dead satellite to a high graveyard orbit

The U.S. Space Force’s GPS program office is developing a space threat plan to evaluate the survivability of the entire GPS enterprise in a contested space environment that includes kinetic engagements, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum fires, nuclear, and directed energy weapons.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNoiseJan 27, 2022DoD weapons testers to assess cybersecurity of GPS satellites, ground system and user equipment

Shijian-21 returned to geostationary orbit after undocking from Beidou-2 G2, according to tracking data from the U.S. Space Force’s 18th Space Control Squadron.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductJan 27, 2022China’s Shijian-21 towed dead satellite to a high graveyard orbit

The GPS constellation consists of 31 satellites that orbit the Earth at an altitude of 20,0 m and are operated by the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJan 27, 2022DoD weapons testers to assess cybersecurity of GPS satellites, ground system and user equipment

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the USSF-8 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command lifted off on 2022-01-21 at 2:00 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductJan 21, 2022A United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket Lifts The USSF-8 Mission To Orbit
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