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U.S. Space Force Examining Industry Capacity to Build Small Communications Satellites for GEO

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U.S. Space Force Examining Industry Capacity to Build Small Communications Satellites for GEO
Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman meets with Japanese Minister of Defense Minoru Kihara at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Sept. 25 (U.S. Space Force Photo)

U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) is to examine industry capacity to build small, "highly maneuverable" geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) communications satellites having a power level of three kilowatts or less and weighing a maximum of 1,100 pounds, including a 440 pound payload. SSC's commercial satellite communications office (CSCO) "is seeking sources capable of supporting a Department of Defense effort launching and maintaining communications satellites that allow for greater maneuverability and smaller size than traditional GEO satellites," according to…

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