According to analysts at Quilty Space the SpaceX/Starlink ‘broadband-by-satellite’ system has now hit 5 million subscribers/users. “From its debut announcement of 60,000 subscribers in 2021 to hitting 5 million this […]
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NRO launches sixth mission of Proliferated Architecture with NROL-149 and the last launch of 2024
Statement from the National Reconnaissance Office The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX, successfully launched the NROL-149 mission aboard a […]
Forrester’s Digest: EU spends €10bn on Starlink rival
The IRIS2 project for hundreds of satellites was confirmed December 16th with the signing of contracts worth €10.6 billion with the SpaceRISE consortium. The consortium, led by satellite operators SES, […]
Quadsat + NATO NCIA verify Quadsat system to measure WGS compliance
Quadsat has worked with NATO NCIA to perform a measurement campaign to verify U.S. Space Force’s Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) compliance. Following on from Quadsat’s inclusion in the 2023 NATO DIANA program, […]
BlueHalo selected by NGA for assessments of commercially acquired GEOINT data
BlueHalo has been selected as one of 10 vendors to provide unclassified commercial GEOINT-derived computer vision and analytic service capabilities for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite […]
USSF celebrates its 5th anniversary, sets sights on the future
At the recent Space Force Association Spacepower Conference in Orlando, from December 10 to December 12, U.S. Space Force senior leaders outlined a comprehensive vision for the organization’s future, marking […]
SpaceX to finally send off mysterious RRT-1 mission on Monday
SpaceX teams continue to keep a close eye on the weather as we work toward the next best launch opportunity of the RRT-1 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) […]
Beam collimator kit transforms testing of military optical systems
Optical Surfaces Ltd. has developed a new approach, using a series of pre-aligned beam collimator sub-assemblies, for Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) testing of large diameter military optical systems. MTF is a technique, trusted by optical […]
Northrop Grumman’s missile-warning satellites for Next-Gen Polar Program proceed to manufacturing
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract extension for Phase 2 of its Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP) program from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems […]
Space Force’s first Silent Barker satellites to go live in early 2025
The Space Force developed and launched Silent Barker jointly with the National Reconnaissance Office. The spacecraft’s mission is largely classified, but the service has said its role is to track […]