National Reconnaissance Office Solicits Emerging Electro-Optical Imaging Capabilities

The National Reconnaissance Office is looking for infrared, multispectral, nighttime, non-Earth and other electro-optical imaging capabilities from commercial remote-sensing companies. The agency explained in a broad agency announcement that it wants emerging types of imaging not provided by ongoing Electro-Optical Commercial Layer contracts with BlackSky, Maxar Technologies and Planet Labs. Maxar’s deal is worth $3.24 […]
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Guardians Practice Delivery of Operational Planning Products During Exercise in South America

Four guardians from the Space Systems Command’s Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking unit participated in a 10-day multinational training exercise in South America featuring real-life operations. The SRT guardians and their counterparts from the United Kingdom and South America tested their ability to deliver operational planning products to unified combatant command users. OPPs can be used […]
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US Space Force Office Oversees Ground Network for Dynamic Space Operations

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Rapid Capabilities Office is leading the development of operating tools for maneuverable satellites. The office set up Rapid Resilient Command and Control after acquisition head Frank Calvelli shifted tasks away from the Enterprise Ground Services program, which is intended to consolidate the Space Force’s ground systems. Col. Greg Hoffman, the […]
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Collins Aerospace to Create Satellite Communications Pod Under AFRL Contract

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, a $36 million contract to develop and demonstrate a platform-agnostic satellite communications pod for beyond-line-of-sight capabilities. The communications pod will work to enable resilient, high-bandwidth, low-latency and multi-satellite communications and data transportation capabilities for warfighters. The communications pod must accommodate satellites in […]
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ICEYE US to Begin Providing Satellite Data for NASA Earth Science Requirements

Satellite observation data provider ICEYE US has received its first synthetic-aperture radar data task order under a blanket purchase agreement with NASA announced in April. The data will be provided to the scientific and academic communities to evaluate if the information is suitable for pursuing NASA’s Earth Science research objectives. The ICEYE-NASA agreement is the first […]
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NASA Renews Earth Observation Data Contract With Spire

NASA has extended its contract with Spire Global, allowing the company to continue providing the agency and all U.S. government-funded research and federal agencies with Earth observation data, associated metadata and ancillary information from Spire’s constellation of low-Earth orbiting satellites. The 12-month contract renewal, valued at $6.5 million, was awarded under the Commercial Smallsat Data […]
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Lockheed Martin Completes T1TL Critical Design Review

Lockheed Martin has concluded the critical design review for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer program. During the CDR, Lockheed and SDA performed various validation activities, including a system optical communications terminal interoperability test, to ensure that T1TL works as intended. Lockheed also 3D-printed a full-size replica of the satellite vehicle testbed for […]
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Starfish Space Secures AFWERX Contract to Mature Satellite Trajectory Planning Software

The U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX has awarded Starfish Space a $1.8 million contract to mature the company’s Cephalopod autonomous trajectory planning software designed to enable in-orbit satellite servicing, proximity operations and spacecraft deorbiting missions. Cephalopod is currently being tested on board the Otter Pup docking spacecraft launched in June on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter […]
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