Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to provide advanced relay ground stations in the U.S. and […]
Ground Stations
ESA launches Biomass satellite to provide ‘unprecedented insights into forests and Earth’s carbon cycle’
ESA’s groundbreaking Biomass satellite, designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle, has been launched. The satellite lifted off aboard a […]
SSC’s ground station contracts for Copernicus, EU’s Earth Observation program
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has been awarded several additional satellite ground station contracts by ESA for Copernicus, EU’s Earth Observation program. The new contracts include ground station support from both […]
Vulcan Wireless assists U.S. return to the Moon after 52 years with record-breaking lunar communications on Blue Ghost Mission 1
Vulcan Wireless assists the United States returning to the Moon after 52 years! Vulcan Wireless played a critical role in the successful lunar landing and operation of Blue Ghost Mission […]
Infostellar selected by JAXA for a feasibility study on lunar mission support ground station development
Infostellar Inc. has been selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for a “Feasibility Study on lunar mission support ground station development”—Infostellar has now begun work on the study. […]
ATLAS Space Operations enters a strategic partnership with HawkEye 360
ATLAS Space Operations® has secured a strategic partnership with Hawkeye 360—the collaboration is to enhance HawkEye 360’s RF monitoring capabilities by integrating ATLAS’ Mingenew, Australia, and Awarua, New Zealand, ground […]
RTX Raytheon continues upgrade of GPS satellite navigation ground control segment in $196.7 million order
Navigation and control experts at RTX Corp. are moving forward with an upgrade to the Global Position System (GPS) satellite navigation system. Officials of the U.S. Space Command’s Space Systems […]
Oz axes Lockheed military satellites, leaving a hole in the sky
In a significant blow to Australia’s defense capabilities, the federal government is canceling what would have been the nation’s largest-ever space project: an A$7 billion (US$4.6 billion) military satellite communications […]
KSAT providing satellite C&C for ESA’s Arctic Weather satellite
Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) significantly expanded their ground segment capabilities and the company is delivering comprehensive, end-to-end, ground segment services, including satellite operations (SatOps), for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) […]
General Atomics awarded SSC follow-on contract for 2nd EO/IR EWS support satellite + services
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract modification by the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command to help alleviate on-orbit risks for the Government through the […]