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General Atomics

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General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems is developing another EO/IR weather prototype for delivery in 2025.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative GeneralJan 3, 2023Space Force launches weather-imaging cubesat for year-long demonstration

The first NATO Pod test flight was performed at the Yuma Proving Grounds using a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.-owned MQ-9A aircraft.

Mentioned as: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.Org RelationshipDec 21, 2022GA-ASI flies the new NATO Pod on an MQ-9

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has completed major milestones for the Track A, Phase 1 Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program.

Mentioned as: General Atomics Electromagnetic SystemsTechnical ProductNov 14, 2022General Atomics Successfully Completes Nuclear Thermal Propulsion System Design

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems delivered a baseline design of a DRACO nuclear thermal propulsion reactor and engine under contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Mentioned as: General Atomics Electromagnetic SystemsTechnical ProductNov 14, 2022General Atomics Successfully Completes Nuclear Thermal Propulsion System Design

Fred Darlington, senior vice president of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, indicated that higher data rates are required to operate sensors on remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs).

Mentioned as: General Atomics Aeronautical SystemsTechnical ProductNov 11, 2022SES, Hughes demonstrate satellite internet on General Atomics surveillance drone

SES and Hughes installed satellite internet service on a General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian surveillance drone for a demonstration.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative GeneralNov 11, 2022SES, Hughes demonstrate satellite internet on General Atomics surveillance drone

The demonstration took place on October 20 at General Atomics’ flight operations facility in El Mirage, California.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsTechnical ProductNov 11, 2022SES, Hughes demonstrate satellite internet on General Atomics surveillance drone

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is expanding MQ-9 series payloads and requires higher data rates to provide bandwidth, security, and robustness for sensor operations.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipNov 10, 2022GA-ASI, SES and Hughes Team Up to Demonstrate Nextgen Satcom on MQ-9B SkyGuardian

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems completed major milestones for the Track A, Phase 1 Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program.

Mentioned as: General Atomics Electromagnetic SystemsTechnical ProductNov 7, 2022General Atomics completes Nuclear Thermal Propulsion system design + test milestone

Under contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems delivered a baseline design of a DRACO Nuclear Thermal Propulsion reactor and engine.

Mentioned as: General Atomics Electromagnetic SystemsOrg RelationshipNov 7, 2022General Atomics completes Nuclear Thermal Propulsion system design + test milestone

Rocket Lab launched General Atomics’ GAzelle spacecraft on its 31st Electron mission earlier 2022-10.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipOct 17, 2022Rocket Lab to Build Solar Panels for NASA’s CADRE Program

IMM solar cells are powering General Atomics’ GAzelle spacecraft that Rocket Lab launched on its 31st Electron mission earlier 2022-10.

Mentioned as: general atomicsTechnical ProductOct 17, 2022NASA Selects Rocket Lab to Build Solar Panels for its CADRE Mobile Robot Program

The mission deployed the GAzelle satellite designed and manufactured by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative GeneralOct 10, 2022Rocket Lab Breaks Annual Launch Record with its 31st Electron Rocket Launch

The It Argos Up From Here mission deployed the GAzelle satellite designed and manufactured by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS).

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative GeneralOct 7, 2022UPDATE 3: Rocket Lab rockets the GAzelle smallsat to orbit via Electron + breaks their annual launch record + GA-EMS’ comments on the successful launch

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command selected General Atomics to host the Argos Advanced Data Collection System payload through its Hosted Payload Services contract vehicle on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at a cost of $64,000,000.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipOct 7, 2022Rocket Lab launches Argos tracking payload

The "It Argos Up From Here" mission will launch a GA-EMS designed and manufactured satellite carrying the A-DCS hosted payload.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2022Rocket Lab to Launch Spacecraft for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems

The GAzelle satellite was designed and manufactured by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems at their Centennial, Colorado facilities.

Mentioned as: General Atomics Electromagnetic SystemsTechnical ProductSep 21, 2022Rocket Lab to launch the GA-EMS GAzelle spacecraft with Argos-4 payload on October 5th

The Draper SERIES-2 lander is designed by the U.S. subsidiary of ispace, will be manufactured by Systima Technologies, and will have payload integration and testing performed by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems.

Mentioned as: General Atomics Electromagnetic SystemsOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2022Lander companies prepare to shoot for the moon

SES partnered with Hughes on a demonstration for General Atomics that delivered three times the throughput using a terminal less than half the normal size while maintaining constant connectivity across multiple orbits.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipSep 19, 2022SES Team Spotlight: Will Tong on Revolutionising Government ISR Missions withO3bmPOWER

Goddard Space Flight Center worked with General Atomics to address scheduling challenges for TSIS-2 preparation for a mission critical design review scheduled for September.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipAug 6, 2022Italian satellite may fly NASA Earth science payload
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