The United States Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded contracts to CACI, General Atomics, and Viasat to continue development of space laser communication terminal prototypes in Phase 2 […]
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AST SpaceMobile to launch 243 satellites
AST SpaceMobile (AST), a would-be supplier of direct-to-consumer cellular telephony from space, has told the FCC that it will have 243 of its BlueBird satellites in orbit by the end […]
Oracle-M Hot Fire Test is SSC and AFRL milestone in cislunar Space Situational Awareness and national security
The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have reached a critical milestone in advancing cislunar Space Situational Awareness (SSA) with […]
NAL Research’s new products use Iridium’s Enhanced SBD® service for government and Military users
NAL Research, whuch delivers resilient wireless and APNT solutions, announces the integration of Enhanced Short Burst Data (ESBD), leveraging the next generation version of Iridium’s Short Burst Data® (SBD®) service, into its […]
Space Systems Command partners with the National Reconnaissance Office for Proliferated Architecture Mission
Statement from: The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Assured Access to Space (AATS) organization and their mission partners successfully supported the launch of the National Reconnaissance Office […]
Space Systems Command awards two new providers, Rocket Lab USA and Stoke Space to National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract
The U.S. Space Force (USSF’s) Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded Firm Fixed-Price (FFP), Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 contracts to Rocket Lab USA, […]
SpaceX plans Monday’s NROL-69 launch and the National Reconnaissance Office provides insight into the mission to “never hibernate”
SpaceX is targeting Monday, March 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-69 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff […]
BNP Paribas Bank: Key debates for satellite sector in 2025
Investment bank BNP Paribas, in a major study of Europe’s media and media-related activity, has also looked at the wider satellite sector. Analyst Sami Kassab said that satellite operators’ shares […]
Gilat receives million$ order from the U.S. DoD
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) U.S.-based subsidiary, DataPath, has been awarded another contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for more than $4 million for DKET […]
DoD procurement and launch choices
By Chris Forrester Jason Mello (CEO, The KMC Group) moderated the Launch Service Procurement session at the Silicon Valley Space Week’s MilSat Symposium on October 24, and said understanding what […]