Category: Space

The new satellites will have improved resilience and cyber capabilities and provide polar coverage — a capability not featured on the legacy satellites.

The service is studying alternatives to the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer, which is providing small satellites for tactical communications.

The French government announced a 10-year framework contract with Eutelsat worth as much as €1 billion to provide military-grade satellite communications.

The spacecraft, dubbed Dragoon, will fly on SpaceX’s Transporter 14 rideshare mission, which is slated to launch June 20.

GAO has long warned the program’s first launch would be delayed at least a year. Those projections could prove true, but perhaps for more nuanced reasons.

Over the last two years, Sierra Space has been awarded $1.5 billion in defense contracts for satellites and components.

Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colo., announced the initiative Tuesday, noting that the group will partner closely with the Senate’s Golden Dome Caucus.

Under a new $4 billion contract, commercial launch firms will place task orders and pay directly for various services required to support.

The service announced the award Monday, making the company the first to be on contract for the program’s second installment, dubbed Epoch 2.