The United States Space Force (USSF)’s Space Systems Command (SSC)’s Space Safari Program Office, in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and SpaceWERX, is awarding contracts to two separate […]
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US Department of Defense launches L3Harris missile tracking satellites that exceed current ballistic missile detection capabilities
Five missile tracking satellites L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) designed and built successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, as part of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking […]
L3Harris clears CDR + PRR for SDA’s Tranche 1 missile tracking satellites
L3Harris completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) and Production Readiness Review (PRR) for 16 missile tracking satellites that will be part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer […]
TESAT delivers 1st SDA TRANCHE 1 optical comms terminal to Lockheed Martin
TESAT has delivered the first SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer Optical Communication Terminals (OCTs) to Lockheed Martin. The OCTs are now in place for integration on 42 smallsats that Lockheed […]
Security Space Launch Phase 2 Procurement assignments made by SSC
Space Systems Command (SSC) has assigned 21 new launch service mission assignments for the FY24 National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement contract following completion of the […]
SDA awards billion$ for 100 Alpha variant satellites for Tranche 2 Transport Layer
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded two Other Transaction Authority (OTA) prototype agreements with a total value of approximately $1.3 billion to build and operate the Tranche 2 Transport […]
WATCH HERE: Live Keynote Speech From SDA Director Dr. Derek Tournear @ MilSat Symposium 2023
Join the live broadcast from the third annual MilSat Symposium conference. Keynote will begin at 2:20 PM Pacific Time on October 19th.
Space X’s two scrubs then a launch finally send U.S. military’s Space Development Agency’s 13 satellites soaring
Following two scrubs the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on schedule with 13 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military’s Space Development Agency (SDA) at 7:25 a.m. PDT (10:25 a.m. […]
L-1 as ULA readies for NRO and US Space Force’s SILENTBARKER/NROL-107
Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the SILENTBARKER / NROL-107 joint mission for the Office and the United States Space Force. The mission is planned […]
SDA selects Mynaric for an optical ground station project
Mynaric (NASDAQ: MYNA) has been selected by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to contribute to an optical ground terminal demo. This R&D program’s mission, slated for 2025, is to demo […]