Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently completed a successful preliminary design review (PDR) of Relay Ground Station-Asia (RGS-A) for the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific. Aaron Dann, vice […]
Space Systems Command
SSC draft RFP released on SAM.gov for STEP 2.0 contract effort
A Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract effort is now available via SAM.gov for industry feedback submissions through Friday, May 19th. This […]
ABL Space Systems selected for million$$ tactical space STRATFI
ABL has been selected by AFWERX for the Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) program — this $60 million program will expand ABL’s existing work on operational flexibility for low-cost launches that […]
Cross-banding successfully connects DoD’s MUOS with legacy UHF SATCOM systems
Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific personnel successfully completed a cross-banding demo that successfully connected legacy 5 kHz Ultra High Frequency (UHF) military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) channel operators with the […]
Space Systems Command (SSC) releases National Security Space Launch Phase 3 draft request for proposals
Space Systems Command has released two, National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Draft Requests for Proposals (RFP), based on a dual-lane acquisition approach to solicit industry feedback on the […]
Space Systems Command’s EWS tech demo smallsat launched by SpaceX
Space Systems Command successfully launched the organization’s Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Weather Systems (EWS) cubesat technical demonstration onboard the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission at 9:56 a.m. (Eastern, 6:56 a.m. Pacific) from Cape Canaveral […]
Space Systems Command is heading up the new tri-agency U.S. Combined Program Office to prevail against space threats
Space Systems Command (SSC) is leading a new, tri-agency, Combined Program Office (CPO) that is comprised of representatives from SSC, Space Development Agency (SDA) and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). […]
Space Systems Command Starts JMS SP-9 Decommissioning As SDA Capabilities Are Modernized
Space Systems Command (SSC)’s Space Command and Control (Space C2) program began the decommissioning of Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) Mission System (JMS) Service Pack 9 (SP-9) this month, marking […]
U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Next Two Northrop Grumman-Built GSSAP Satellites Launched To Geosynchronous Orbit By ULA
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, together with United Launch Alliance and its mission partners, have launched the fifth and sixth Northrop Grumman-built Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) […]
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket Lifts The USSF-8 Mission To Orbit
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the USSF-8 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command lifted off on January 21, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. EST, […]