Space
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SpaceMitsubishi Electric Contracts MDA Space for Digital Payload for Japanese Defense Satellite
MDA Space secured a significant contract to support a next-generation defense communications satellite for Japan. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has contracted the Canadian manufacturer to build the digital payload, antennas, and various subsystems for […]
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SpaceCapella Validates Mynaric Optical Terminal on Latest SAR Satellite
Capella Space validated a Mynaric [RKLB] optical communications terminal on its newest satellite — the first time Capella has deployed an optical terminal. Capella Space released the first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) […]
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SpaceSpace Force Awards Boeing $2 Billion MUOS Service Life Extension Contract
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command has awarded Boeing [BA] a $2 billion contract for the next two Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites. Fielded in 2019, four MUOS […]
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SpaceBAE Systems to Build Buses for Vantor’s Vantage Imaging Satellites
BAE Systems is to build the buses for Vantor‘s Vantor Vantage 20 centimeter imaging satellites, the first two of which are to start operating by 2029, the companies said on […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Launches Responsive Victus Haze Mission for Space Force
Rocket Lab [RKLB] launched a responsive space mission for the U.S. Space Force on Friday from New Zealand, as part of the Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) VICTUS HAZE mission. Space […]
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Business/FinancialMDA Space to Acquire Blue Canyon from Raytheon to Reach US Defense Market
MDA Space is acquiring spacecraft manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies from Raytheon [RTX] to give the company a direct position in the U.S. defense market. The acquisition will give the Canadian space company a “strategic […]
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SpaceSpace Force Looking Into Architecture For Epoch 3 And Epoch 4
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) wants companies to provide insights on the future Epoch 3 and Epoch 4 constellations of the service’s coming Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) resilient […]
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Proposed Elimination of SDA And Space RCO Faces Opposition
Congressional defense authorizers’ proposal to nix the 2019-established Space Development Agency (SDA) and the 2018-created Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) may backfire, according to analysts. SDA and Space RCO […]
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Air ForceSASC Wants Boost In Air Force MQ-9 Numbers
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) wants the Air Force to boost its number of MQ-9 drones by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) through production or other means, according […]
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Business/FinancialICEYE Raises $520 Million In Late Stage Round
Finnish satellite remote sensing company ICEYE on Tuesday said it raised $520 million in a Series F round to accelerate delivery of new capabilities. The investment was led by General […]