Via Satellite
-
Air ForceRogers Wants Near Term USAF Affirmation of 2021 Choice of Redstone Arsenal As Base for U.S. Space Command
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) is pressing DoD and the U.S. Air Force to affirm the 2021 selection of Redstone Arsenal, Ala., as the permanent base […]
Tagged in: -
SpaceU.S. Space Force Seeks Companies’ Input on Alternative Bus for EWS
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is looking for companies able to provide an alternative bus and integration support for the Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Weather Systems (EWS), which are to […]
-
SpaceSpace Development Agency Plans Simultaneous First Launch of Tranche 2 Beta and Alpha Satellites
The U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) is planning a simultaneous, inaugural launch of Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta and Alpha satellites by Sept. 1, 2026, SDA said […]
-
SpaceSpace Force Gearing Up for Future EW, Orbital Warfare, and Cyber Warfare Exercises
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) held the second Black Skies electronic warfare (EW) exercise recently and is preparing to hold another this fall, as the […]
Tagged in: -
SpaceStartup Nuview Targets Commercial LiDAR Satellite Constellation
New geospatial satellite startup Nuview emerged from stealth mode on Thursday, with plans to build the first commercial LiDAR satellite constellation. LiDAR — which stands for Light Detection and Ranging — collects […]
-
SpaceRaytheon Taps CesiumAstro to Supply Phased Array for SDA Tracking Layer
Raytheon Technologies [RTX] has tapped CesiumAstro to supply phased array communications payloads to support its contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. CesiumAstro will provide […]
-
SpaceMaxar Goes Private After Advent International Deal Goes Through
Private equity firm Advent International has closed its acquisition of Maxar, including a minority investment from British Columbia Investment Management Corporation. Maxar will no longer be a publicly traded company and its stock […]
-
SpaceSenators Reintroduce Legislation on Commercial Satellite Cybersecurity
Two U.S. Senators have reintroduced legislation to help protect commercial satellite operators from cyber attacks — an issue that has gained in prominence after the hack on Viasat’s [VSAT] KA-SAT network […]
-
SpaceLoft Federal Orders Mynaric Lasercom Terminals For SDA Testbed
Mynaric [MYNA] has a new customer — Loft Federal, the government subsidiary of Loft Orbital, which ordered Mynaric laser terminals for its work on theSpace Development Agency’s (SDA) Experimental Testbed. The […]
-
SpaceSpace Development Agency Targets Tranche 2 Transport Layer Launches for 2026
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) is targeting launches of its Tranche 2 data communications Transport Layer (T2TL) low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites in 2026 as part of […]