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General Atomics awarded USSF contract for Phase 2 of the Enterprise Space Terminal Program

May 11, 2025

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) for Phase 2 of the Enterprise Space Terminal (EST) program. […]

Filed Under: beyond Low Earth Orbit (bLEO), Communication Solutions, Enterprise Space Terminal (EST), GA-EMS, Inter-Constellation Communications, Military, Military Agencies, Military Comms, Military Connectivity, Military Constellations, Military Contracts, Military Defense, Military Networks, Military Satellites, Military Smallsats, Military Space, News, OTA, Other Transaction Authority (OTA), Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC), Space Systems Command, Space Systems Command, U.S. Space Systems Command, United States Space Systems Command

SDA issues solicitation to recompete 10 Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Gamma Variant space vehicles

April 2, 2025

The Space Development Agency (SDA) seeks industry submissions to recompete 10 Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Gamma variant space vehicles—this solicitation is for the Gamma (γ) variant of the Tranche […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Government Agencies, LEO, LEO Missions, Military, Military Agencies, Military Constellation, Military Constellations, Military Defense, Military Satellites, Military Smallsats, SmallSat, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Fleet, Smallsat Missions, Smallsat Payloads, smallsats, Solicitation, Space Development Agency (SDA), Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) - T2TL Gamma

Rocket Lab on track in development of spacecraft constellation for SDA

January 9, 2025

Rocket Lab National Security LLC has successfully completed the company’s Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta (T2TL-Beta) program — this milestone marks […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Department of Defense Information Network, LEO, Military, Military Agencies, Military Constellation, Military Constellations, Military Contracts, Military Defense, Military Satellites, Military Smallsats, Military Space, News, PDR, Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), Rocket Lab, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, Smallsat Bus, Smallsat Calibration, Smallsat Components, Smallsat Constellation, Smallsat Contract, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Fleet, Smallsat Markets, Smallsat Missions, Smallsat Payloads, Smallsat Tracking, smallsats, Space Development Agency (SDA), Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta Data Transport Satellites (T2TL - Beta)

Juno satellite to be built by SSTL for the UK’s MOD DE&S for advanced military ops

November 5, 2024

United Kingdom Armed Forces personnel are to have access to the latest space technology for military operations, following a contract procured by Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment & Support DE&S […]

Filed Under: JUNO (UK MOD), LEO, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Military, Military Comms, Military Connectivity, Military Contracts, Military Defense, Military Networks, Military Operations, Military Satellites, Military Smallsats, Military Space, News, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, Smallsat Bus, Smallsat Components, Smallsat Constellation, Smallsat Contract, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Manufacturing, Smallsat Markets, Smallsat Payloads, smallsats, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), UK MoD, UK MOD DE&S

US Space Force: Changing its approach

October 23, 2024

By Chris Forrester General Michael A. Guetlein, Vice Chief of Space Operations, US Space Force appeared via a video link. He addressed the industry in general, saying that in times […]

Filed Under: Classified, Military, Military Satellites, News, Satellites, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Space Week, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Force Commercial Space Strategy, U.S. Space Forces — Space, United States Space Force (USSF) Tagged With: SVSW DAILY

OneWeb Technologies intros 1st packaged PNT solution

September 17, 2024

OneWeb Technologies, Inc. recently announced the commercial availability of the firm’s Astra™ solution that is designed to ensure seamless LEO SATCOM connectivity and operational performance when GPS/global navigation satellite signals […]

Filed Under: Astra™ (OWT), Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), GNSS, LEO, LEO-PNT, Military, Military Comms, Military Connectivity, Military Defense, Military Satellites, Military Smallsats, Military Space, News, OneWeb Technologies, PNT, Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency (PACE), SmallSat, Smallsat Communications, smallsats

Corrected: SSC announces major milestone met in Next-Gen OPIR missile warning program

September 3, 2024

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 […]

Filed Under: GEO, Military, Military Agencies, Military Agreements, Military Comms, Military Connectivity, Military Defense, Military Satellites, Military Space, Missile Warning, Missile Warning System, News, Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Program, Northrop Grumman, OPIR Sensors, Polar Earth Orbits, Raytheon, Raytheon RTX, Raytheon Technologies, Space Sensing Strategic Missile Warning Acquisition Delta (SSC), Space Systems Command, Space Systems Command, U.S. Space Systems Command, United States Space Force (USSF), United States Space Systems Command

Terran Orbital’s Tyvak awarded million$$$ with a prototype agreement from SDA

August 20, 2024

Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. (a Terran Orbital Corporation) (NYSE: LLAP) has been selected by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to produce 10 satellites for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Ambassador Platform (Terran Orbital), Constellation, Government Agencies, Launch and Early Operations (LEOPs), LEO, Military, Military Constellation, Military Constellations, Military Satellites, Military Smallsats, Military Space, National Defense, Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), PWSA, PWSA Transport Layer, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, Smallsat Calibration, Smallsat Communications, Smallsat Components, Smallsat Constellation, Smallsat Contract, Smallsat Deployment, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Fleet, Smallsat Form Factors, Smallsat Manufacturing, Smallsat Markets, Smallsat Modeling, Smallsat Payloads, Smallsat Propulsion, smallsats, Space Development Agency (SDA), Terran Orbital, Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems

UK Space Command successfully launches first military satellite 

August 20, 2024

A UK satellite to support military operations has been successfully launched. Named Tyche, the satellite is UK Space Command’s first satellite which can capture daytime images and videos of the Earth’s […]

Filed Under: LEO, Military, Military Agreements, Military Comms, Military Connectivity, Military Defense, Military Satellites, Military Smallsats, Military Space, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, Smallsat Calibration, Smallsat Communications, Smallsat Components, Smallsat Contract, Smallsat Deployment, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Dispenser System, Smallsat Form Factors, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Manufacturing, Smallsat Markets, Smallsat Payloads, Smallsat Propulsion, smallsats, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), Tyche (UK Space Command-SSTL), UK Space Command Tagged With: Featured

Helsing tests real-time AI capabilities in space

August 7, 2024

Helsing, a new defence company in Europe, has successfully deployed advanced AI capabilities on YAM-6, a satellite node part of Loft Orbital space infrastructure — these extended tests focus on […]

Filed Under: Advanced AI, Comms, Constellations, Interference, Interference Mitigation, LEO, Military Defense, Military Operations, Military Satellites, Military Space, National Defense, News, RF, Signal Intelligence, SmallSat, Smallsat Constellation, smallsats, Space Asset Protection, Ukraine

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