Tag: Satellite
SES, a global satellite operator, has secured a new contract worth nearly $30m from the US military. The five-year Commercial Satellite Communications Transponded Capacity (CTC) contract was awarded to SES Space & Defense, a subsidiary of SES, and will...
France is set to enhance its space situational awareness (SSA) capabilities with a new program. The French space agency, CNES, has awarded a contract to a consortium led by ArianeGroup, which includes Eutelsat and Magellium. The project aims to...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a new framework for spectrum sharing among Non-Geostationary (NGSO) systems, which Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says will promote efficiency, competition, and innovation. The new framework, adopted during the FCC’s April 20 meeting, will...
Space Operations Command (SPOC) is expanding its Space Delta element, which focuses on intelligence to inform space operations for the US Space Force. SPOC has recently added an analysis squadron and plans to establish two more squadrons within the...
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has renamed its proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), and is preparing to issue solicitations for Tranche 2. The Tranche 2 Transport Layer Alpha solicitation is set for...
General B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations for the United States Space Force, has called for a shake-up of the US military's approach to space. Speaking at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Saltzman expressed concern about complacency...
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is looking to work more closely with the commercial space sector to take advantage of the rapid innovation being produced by companies. The new effort will be led by Lindsay Millard, principal director...
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is set to issue its next request for proposals (RFP) for Innovative Commercial Electro-Optical (EO) capabilities this autumn, according to Chris Scolese, director of the NRO. The acquisition will be open to US companies...
The US Department of Defense is working to normalize space as an operational domain, according to John Plumb, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy. Speaking at the Space Symposium, Plumb said that doing so requires collaboration with allies...
Northrop Grumman has completed the critical design review for its spacecraft for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL), paving the way for production to begin. The company won a contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) to provide satellites...
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