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Space Force to Issue RFP for $8B Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications Constellation

The U.S. Space Force plans to acquire resilient satellite communications for the military and national command authorities.  Cordell DeLaPena Jr., program executive officer for military communications and position, navigation and timing at the Space Systems Command, said during the AFCEA Space Industry Days that the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications constellation would provide jam-resistant satcom capabilities […]
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CACI to Support NASA’s Spaceflight, Simulation, Software Programs Under $150M Contract

CACI International announced that it has secured a potential four-year, $150 million contract to continue providing the NASA Johnson Space Center with spaceflight systems, simulation and software support. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, CACI will provide crewed spacecraft systems engineering, virtual reality applications and simulation systems development and human spaceflight software. The company will also deliver […]
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Southwest Research Institute Secures $55M NOAA QuickSounder Spacecraft Support

NASA has awarded San Antonio-based nonprofit organization Southwest Research Institute a $54.97 million delivery order for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s QuickSounder spacecraft. According to NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, Southwest Research will provide spacecraft development, shipment, launch operations support, mission operations and spacecraft decommissioning. The nonprofit will also integrate NOAA’s […]
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Space Force to Study Military Communications Use-Case for MicroGEO Satellites

The U.S. Space Force is investigating the potential of utilizing small satellites in geosynchronous orbits to improve military communications networks. The Space Force Commercial Satellite Communications Office issued a request for information on Oct. 18 about microGEO satellites, which are smaller and more affordable compared to traditional GEO satellites. According to the RFI, the Space […]
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L3Harris Secures $134M in Contracts to Support US Space Domain Ground Trackers

L3Harris Technologies announced that it has won two contracts valued at up to $134 million in support of the Department of Defense’s ground-based space surveillance and command centers.  Secured under the U.S. Space Force’s Maintenance of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities program, one of the contracts calls for updating the Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance […]
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York Space to Deliver 62 Alpha Satellites Under $615M SDA Contract

The director of the Space Development Agency said York Space Systems has been awarded a $615 million-plus contract for 62 Tranche 2 Transport Layer data relay satellites. The T2TL will comprise 216 satellites comprising three variants, namely the Alpha, Beta and Gamma satellites. The Alpha satellites will carry optical inter-satellite crosslinks, a Ka-band communications downlink, […]
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NASA Selects CesiumAstro to Design Wideband Terminal for Near-Earth Communications

NASA has awarded CesiumAstro a contract to complete the design of a Ka wideband active phased array terminal that can enable communications for near-Earth users.  The contract work supports NASA’s goal to create a reliable set of commercial services that would enable near-Earth users to switch between space-based and ground-based networks, CesiumAstro said. To inform […]
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Scientific Systems Joins Forces With SAIC on SDA Command and Control Project

Scientific Systems Company Inc. announced that it is partnering with Science Applications International Corp. to build and maintain command and control solutions for the Space Development Agency’s low-Earth orbit satellite constellation. SAIC recently secured an SDA contract to integrate the Battle Management Command, Control and Communications Application Factory and the Secure Interoperability Layer, SSCI said. […]
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