NOAA has declared the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-18 fully operational as GOES West, marking a significant milestone for severe weather detection in the Western Hemisphere. Launched on March 1, […]
Ground Systems
SSC awards space and ground systems task and launch service orders for the VICTUS NOX mission
Space Systems Command (SSC) recently awarded two separate task orders for its upcoming Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission, VICTUS NOX (Latin for “conquer the night”) — a responsive space operational […]
Dynetics team celebrates ‘substantial milestone’ with launch of Lonestar satellite payload
Dynetics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leidos, announced the successful launch and checkout of the Lonestar tactical space support vehicle for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC). Lonestar, a […]
ST Engineering iDirect and Türksat’s contract furthers their provision of ground systems for Türksat 5B
ST Engineering iDirect, provider of satellite communications, signed a multi-million dollar contract with leading regional satellite operator, Türksat. for the ground systems required to run a variety of services over […]
Kratos receives U.S. Army contract to demo a virtualized SATCOM ground system
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command to demonstrate a virtualized SATCOM ground system. Based upon […]
Intelsat’s ground and space systems’ next gen network unify with Kratos’ OpenSpace™ Platform
Intelsat’s next generation network will combine the latest in space, ground and cloud technologies to deliver robust, dynamic and flexible services to their customers. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.,’s […]
KSAT Experiencing All-Time High For Their KSATLite Ground Network
With satellite traffic reaching more than 52,000 passes on KSAT‘s KSATlite network in March, the successful, small-aperture ground network is currently handling an unprecedented amount of satellite supports. Although traffic […]
AFRL + ABL Space Systems Collaborate To Demo Launch Systems That Can Be Operated Rapidly Via Small Teams From Nontraditional Sites
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and ABL Space Systems, are collaborating to demonstrate how launch systems can be operated rapidly by small teams from nontraditional sites. Leveraging ABL’s […]