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DARPA Awards Redwire Contract for VLEO Satellite Mission

By Rachel Jewett

Monday, June 17th, 2024

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DARPA Awards Redwire Contract for VLEO Satellite Mission

A visualization of Redwire’s Sabre platform. Photo: Redwire

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Redwire Corporation [RDW] a contract for a demonstration mission in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). The mission, part of DARPA’s Otter program, will demonstrate Redwire’s SabreSat VLEO platform. Redwire said VLEO spacecraft are of increased interest for national security missions because they fly above airborne anti-access areas, but significantly closer to the ground than existing satellites. Redwire called the SabreSat platform an “orbital drone.” It is intended to seed the market for VLEO opportunities. The…

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