Military forces' demand for Proliferated low Earth orbit (PLEO) services outstripped what U.S. Space Force expected, and the service has already divvied out $660 million in communications task orders--the majority to SpaceX's Starshield, the military version of Starlink--under the originally envisioned, up to $900 million 10-year contract, a service official said on Thursday. The result? In the last few months, Space Force increased the $900 million ceiling for the overall contract--a base five years with an option for another five--to…
