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Viasat Plans To Demonstrate PTS-G Design By Middle of Next Year

Viasat Plans To Demonstrate PTS-G Design By Middle of Next Year
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, head of Space Systems Command, presents Mr. Cordell A. DeLaPena Jr., program executive officer for Military Communications and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing at SSC, with the Department of the Air Force Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award during DeLaPena’s retirement at Los Angeles AFB, Calif. on Aug. 28th (U.S. Space Force Photo)

Viasat [VSAT] said on Wednesday that it will demonstrate what its dual-band X/Ka-band geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellite design will offer for the U.S. Space Force's Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) program by the second quarter of next year. In July, Space Force's Space Systems Command said that it had awarded up to $4 billion in PTS-G development contracts to Boeing [BA], Northrop Grumman [NOC], Viasat, Astranis, and Intelsat General–the U.S. division of Luxembourg’s SES (Defense Daily, July 29). Viasat said it…

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