Intelsat earlier this month provided the U.S Army with new, flexible, and fully managed multi-orbit SATCOM support, following the completion of the Army’s first-ever, multi-vendor, SATCOM as a Managed Service […]
GEO
First all-new MetOp complete + sibling in testing
With all instruments integrated, the first ESA MetOp Second Generation-A, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite is now fully assembled and on schedule for liftoff next year. Meanwhile, its sibling, MetOp-SG-B1, is undergoing […]
NASA awards Intuitive Machines the Near Space Network contract
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) has been awarded a contract by NASA for a Near Space Network (“NSN”) for communication and navigation services for missions in the near space […]
NASA selects Lockheed Martin to develop the Lightning Mapper for NOAA
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to develop a lightning mapping instrument as part of NOAA’s Geostationary […]
Corrected: SSC announces major milestone met in Next-Gen OPIR missile warning program
Space Systems Command (SSC) has received the first mission payload for Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) sensing in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) on August 30, 2024, in partnership with […]
Vernon Valley Teleport part of USEI-operated 200 antennas worldwide ‘Bringing the World Together’
The Vernon Valley Teleport (VVT) is now operating 25 antennas supporting GEO satellites as part of USEI-operated 200 antennas worldwide, including a network of tri-band capable full-motion antennas in Germany, […]
Redwire to acquire spacecraft developer Hera Systems
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hera Systems, Inc., a spacecraft developer focused on specialized missions for national security space customers. With the addition of […]
SES Space & Defense awarded million$$$ USAF combat command contract
SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has been awarded a multi-year contract worth $46.8 million by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Combat Command (ACC) to provide […]
Airbus awarded Bundeswehr contract for MILSATCOM system + Sentinel-2C on the move
Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, has awarded Airbus the SATCOMBw 3 prime contract for the next generation, secure, military satellite system that includes geostationary satellites as well as ground segment, […]
CNES awards 2 GEO on orbit services missions to Infinite Orbits and Telespazio France
Following two France 2030 requests for proposals issued by CNES to demonstrate various on-orbit services, a consortium formed by the two companies and led by Infinite Orbits was selected by CNES […]