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U.S. Space Force Awards BlueHalo $1.4 Billion to Bolster Communications for GEO Satellites

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, May 24th, 2022

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U.S. Space Force Awards BlueHalo $1.4 Billion to Bolster Communications for GEO Satellites

The U.S. Space Force Space Rapid Capabilities Office in Albuquerque, N.M., has awarded BlueHalo a $1.4 billion contract for the Satellite Communications Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program. "SCAR will address the critical U.S. Space Command requirement to rapidly, responsively and affordably augment satellite control capacity for the Satellite Control Network [SCN], as it provides tactical control links to U.S. Space Force satellites," SpRCO said on May 24. "SCAR will increase communications capacity ten-fold for satellites in geosynchronous orbit through transportable, electronically…

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