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Space | GovCon News | POC | Page 33

Key Space Force Programs Pushed Back to 2024

The U.S. Space Force has indicated that three programs will only be completed in 2024 instead of by the end of 2023. The announcement comes after Frank Calvelli, assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, vowed in January to bring long-delayed Space Force efforts to completion within the year, DefenseNews reported. […]

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Noah Lowell

Lockheed Selects Terran Orbital to Supply Satellite Buses for T2TL Beta Constellation

Terran Orbital said it will deliver 36 additional satellite buses to Lockheed Martin, which the Space Development Agency selected to build satellites for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta constellation.  The SDA recently awarded Lockheed an $816 million contract to develop the satellites for the T2TL segment of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture the SDA […]

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Lauren Grey

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 […]

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

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 […]

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

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 […]

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

US Space Force Eyes Capacity, Launch Pace Upgrades for Spaceports

The U.S. Space Force is studying requirements for future spaceports amid a potential $1.3 billion in modernization funds for fiscal years 2024 to 2028. Brig. Gen. Kristin Panzenhagen, the Space Force’s program executive officer for assured access to space, said work is underway to define the capacity and pace of launch such facilities need to […]

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Noah Lowell

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 […]

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

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 […]

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Arthur McMiler

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, […]

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

US Revving Up Partnerships With Allies in Space Domain

Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, commander of the Space Systems Command, disclosed several U.S. initiatives to step up partnerships with its allies in the space domain, where there are shared threats as well as economic opportunities.  Speaking at the AFCEA Space Industry Days conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Guetlein said the U.S. has already partnered […]

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Arthur McMiler

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