Via Satellite Senior Managing Editor
Rachel Jewett
Articles By Rachel
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SpaceFirefly Mission Loses Lockheed Martin LM 400 Satellite in Anomaly
A Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket suffered an anomaly during a Tuesday launch, losing the payload for customer Lockheed Martin [LMT]. The Alpha FLTA006 mission launched at 6:37 am PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base […]
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SpaceAmazon Project Kuiper Deployment Begins With First ULA Launch
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the first full-scale mission for Amazon’s [AMZN] Project Kuiper constellation on Monday evening, starting the deployment phase of Amazon’s competitor to Starlink and OneWeb. ULA, which is […]
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SpaceL3Harris Expands Payload Facility in Indiana to Meet Demand for Missile Defense Capabilities
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] completed a $125 million expansion at its payload manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to support its work for the Space Development Agency (SDA) and the “Golden […]
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SpaceAdvances And Adjustments Are Needed To Bring Space Communications To The Edge
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As the commercial space industry is investing in space communications with satellite constellations, terminals, and networking technologies, the U.S. military is working through how to bring […]
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SpaceIntelsat Wins US Space Force PLEO Task Order for Maritime Connectivity
Intelsat received a task order under the Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (PLEO) contract vehicle to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with maritime connectivity. Under the 12-month task order, Intelsat said it will provide […]
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SpaceULA Vulcan Rocket Now Certified for US National Security Missions
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket is now certified for U.S. national security missions after receiving certification from the U.S. Space Force. Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Assured Access to Space organization announced […]
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SpaceSDA to Re-Bid Tyvak’s Contract for 10 Gamma T2TL Satellites After Viasat Protest
The Space Development Agency (SDA) will cancel a contract with Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems and issue a new solicitation for 10 spacecraft following a bid protest by Viasat [VSAT]. Viasat filed a suit in September […]
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SpaceFirefly Aerospace Readies for Another U.S. Space Force TacRS Mission
Firefly Aerospace said on Friday that its Alpha rocket will launch another U.S. Space Force Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission–VICTUS SOL–under a nearly $22 million U.S. Space Force contract. For […]
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UncategorizedBlue Origin Lays Off 10 Percent Of Its Workforce
Blue Origin laid off 10 percent of its workforce on Thursday as the launcher shifts from research and development (R&D) into scaling manufacturing for its launch business. The company is […]
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Intelligence CommunityNGA Selects 13 Companies For Luno B Program For GEOINT Data
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) selected 13 companies to provide geospatial intelligence under the Luno B contract, the agency said Wednesday. Luno B is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract […]
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