Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] newest technology demonstration, called the Tactical Satellite (TacSat), is complete and ready for launch in 2025 aboard a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket. TacSat is an intelligence, surveillance […]
Space Systems Command
Northrop Grumman completes activation of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission capabilities
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully handed over mission operations of Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) satellites and completed activation of U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems […]
USSF’s Space Systems Command’s Tetra-1 satellite is mission complete
After helping more than 250 U.S. Space Force Guardians and operators experiment and train with various tactics, techniques, and procedures in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), the Tetra-1 satellite has completed […]
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 […]
U.S. S.F.’s SSC releases RFP for National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 On-Ramp
Space Systems Command (SSC) has released the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 On-Ramp Request for Proposals (RFP). This is the first on-ramp opportunity following the initial […]
True Anomaly’s multi-launch agreement with Firefly Aerospace to launch Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle for U.S.S.F.
Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, and space defense technology company True Anomaly, Inc., today announced a multi-launch agreement for three responsive launch missions aboard Firefly’s Alpha rocket. […]
U.S.S.F’s SSC issues 2 Task Orders for National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1
First Phase 3 Lane 1 task orders issued under dual-lane acquisition strategy expandslaunch service provider pool for national security launches. The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded National […]
Crucial panel discussion at MilSat Symposium 2024 during Silicon Valley Space Week
During the upcoming MilSat Symposium during Silicon Valley Space Week, a panel discussion will inform attendees as to the Considerations in Augmenting Milsat Satcom with Commercial Services. This crucial discussion […]
Corrected: SSC announces major milestone met in Next-Gen OPIR missile warning program
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 […]
USSF approves Orbit Fab’s RAFTI as accepted refueling interface for military satellites
Orbit Fab has announced that the firm’s RAFTI™ (Rapidly Attachable Fluid Transfer Interface) refueling port has been designated by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) as a refueling […]