The United State Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded a $2.8 billion contract to The Boeing Company to build and deliver the first two satellites of the Evolved Strategic […]
Military Constellation
KONGSBERG launches new satellites to complete N3X space constellation
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (’KONGSBERG’) has completed the N3X satellite constellation with the successful launch of two new microsatellites—ARVAKER 2 and 3—aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission from California—the N3X satellite constellation […]
Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat raises capital by €1.35bn
Eutelsat, as expected, is raising €1.35 billion in fresh capital. The French state is “anchoring” the increase, which will be in place by the end of this year. The extra […]
SpaceX’s Friday launches Starlink Group 11-18 and GPS III SV08 still on schedule
Friday proves to be a busy day for SpaceX with a secret military GPS launch from NASA’s Kennedy in Florida; and from Vandenberg in California, Starlink Group 11-18 will send […]
Northrop Grumman’s “superb launch” NROL-174 on secret reconnaissance mission for Space Force and NRO
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Small Launch and Targets Division, Space Launch Delta 30, and Northrop Grumman, successfully launched multiple […]
SDA issues solicitation to recompete 10 Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Gamma Variant space vehicles
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 […]
Czech Republic, Ukraine launch spy satellite project
The Czech Republic is moving forward with the creation of a joint satellite reconnaissance constellation with Ukraine designed to provide high-resolution optical surveillance capabilities in support of Ukraine’s defense needs. […]
Rocket Lab on track in development of spacecraft constellation for SDA
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 […]
Rivada tapped for VNO contract with U.S. Navy + establishes secure services office
The United States Navy has contracted Rivada to develop and deliver Virtual Network Operator (VNO) capabilities via the company’s Outernet constellation. The Rivada Outernet is a next-generation LEO satellite constellation. […]
Astranis to develop next-generation Resilient GPS satellites for U.S.S.F.’s Space Systems Command
Astranis has been selected as a prime contractor for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) new Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program — Astranis is one of four awarded […]