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U.S. Space Force Exploring Lease of Commercial Small and Medium Satellites for GEO

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U.S. Space Force Exploring Lease of Commercial Small and Medium Satellites for GEO
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command said that on March 16-21, the command and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) completed the Oracle-M (Oracle-Mobility) Hot Fire Test at Edwards AFB, Calif. Oracle-M is to advance military knowledge of the goings on in cislunar space between the Earth and the Moon (AFRL Photo)

U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (USSF SSC) is exploring the possible lease of commercial small and medium satellites able to maneuver in geosynchronous orbit to detect threats and speed data provision to military forces. SSC's Commercial Satellite Communications Office may award an up to $895 million to $905 million award by next February for a 10-year Maneuverable Geosynchronous Orbit (M-GEO) Satellite-Based Services contract (Defense Daily, May 23). The M-GEO contract "shall fulfill the USSF’s commercial space strategy with fielding…

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