Satellite operator SES reported its numbers on April 30th but it has now emerged that the company’s O3b mPOWER Mid-Earth orbiting fleet is expected to grow capacity by 30 per […]
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Terran Orbital selected by USSF for $237 million STEP 2.0 smallsat buses contract
Terran Orbital Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Space Force as one of 12 companies awarded a position on the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract. This 10-year, […]
SSC’s Space Test Experiments Platform 2.0 to bolster USSF spacecraft procurement—12 companies selected
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Department of Defense (DOD) Space Test Program (STP) office is paving the way to procure full lifecycle solutions for Science & […]
AST SpaceMobile and U.S. National Science Foundation’s Coordination Agreement between satellite and ground-based astronomy operations
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), is building the first space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, has signed a Coordination Agreement […]
Forrester’s Digest: Starlink ups UK fees in congested areas
UK consumers are facing a surcharge of almost £200 (€235) over and above the initial signing on fee because of Starlink network congestion in some parts of the country, according […]
USSF awards WSF-M satellite Initial Operational Capability improving weather monitoring
Space Systems Command’s Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M) satellite has been formally accepted and declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) by Space Operations Command (SpOC). SSC launched WSF-M (Space Vehicle […]
Rocket Lab awarded new HASTE launch contract for the DoD by Kratos
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by Kratos to launch a full-scale, hypersonic test flight for the Department of Defense (DOD) under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic […]
The Bahamas: Future SpaceX Falcon 9 landings pending EIA approval
The Bahamian Government has revealed it is looking forward to future Falcon 9 booster droneship landings in Bahamian waters, pending the satisfactory completion of the post-landing report and the approval […]
Italy moves ahead with study for 100-satellite constellation
The Italian government has approved Phase 2 of a feasibility study exploring the possibility of the country developing an 100-satellite constellation. While few details have been announced, initial reports indicate […]
L3Harris expands their Indiana facility to support the U.S. Golden Dome on-orbit defensive technology
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has completed a $125 million expansion at its space manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne to support the Department of Defense’s urgent need for on-orbit technology to defend […]