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Raytheon Technologies has enlisted CesiumAstro to provide phased array communications payloads for its contract with the Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. The Vireo active electronically scanned array (AESA) radio frequency (RF) communications payload will...
Senators Gary Peters and John Cornyn have reintroduced the Satellite Cybersecurity Act, which aims to protect commercial satellite operators from cyber attacks. The legislation would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to consolidate voluntary satellite cybersecurity recommendations...
Loft Federal, the government subsidiary of Loft Orbital, has ordered Mynaric laser terminals for its work on the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Experimental Testbed. Mynaric will supply the CONDOR Mk3 terminals, with deliveries scheduled for the first half of...
A consortium of major players in Europe's space industry, including Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES and Thales Alenia Space, has announced plans to bid on the European Union's Iris² constellation. The project is a new flagship EU...
The US Space Force's Space Development Agency (SDA) has announced plans to launch its Tranche 2 data communications Transport Layer (T2TL) Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in 2026 as part of the future Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The T2TL...
SES, a global satellite operator, has secured a new contract worth nearly $30m from the US military. The five-year Commercial Satellite Communications Transponded Capacity (CTC) contract was awarded to SES Space & Defense, a subsidiary of SES, and will...
France is set to enhance its space situational awareness (SSA) capabilities with a new program. The French space agency, CNES, has awarded a contract to a consortium led by ArianeGroup, which includes Eutelsat and Magellium. The project aims to...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a new framework for spectrum sharing among Non-Geostationary (NGSO) systems, which Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says will promote efficiency, competition, and innovation. The new framework, adopted during the FCC’s April 20 meeting, will...
Space Operations Command (SPOC) is expanding its Space Delta element, which focuses on intelligence to inform space operations for the US Space Force. SPOC has recently added an analysis squadron and plans to establish two more squadrons within the...
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has renamed its proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), and is preparing to issue solicitations for Tranche 2. The Tranche 2 Transport Layer Alpha solicitation is set for...
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