Tag: Satellite
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Northrop Grumman Completes Critical Design Review for Missile Warning Ground Station
Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) for Relay Ground Station-Asia (RGS-A) for a contract with the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific on behalf of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to support the operation of legacy and future missile-warning satellites. The CDR confirms Northrop Grumman’s ability to transform…
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Lockheed Martin Selects Terran Orbital to Build Satellite Buses for SDA’s T2TL Beta Constellation
Lockheed Martin has awarded Terran Orbital Corporation a contract to build 36 satellite buses for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta constellation. Terran Orbital will deliver the buses to Lockheed Martin, which will conduct payload integration and jointly operate the satellites with SDA. SDA’s T2TL Beta constellation will advance the…
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Airbus and Northrop Grumman Sign MoU to Advance UK’s SKYNET Military SATCOM Program
Airbus and United States-headquartered Defense prime Northrop Grumman have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and foster a strategic partnership in military satellite communications for the UK’s future wideband SKYNET military satellite communications program. The agreement between the two leading European and United States-based defense and space firms will bring…
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CACI Secures NASA Contract for Spaceflight Systems, Simulation and Software Technology
CACI International announced that it has been awarded a four-year single-award, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity expertise contract worth up to $150 million to continue its support of spaceflight systems, simulation, and software for NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC). The program provides advanced aerospace engineering for crewed spacecraft systems, development of simulation and Virtual Reality (VR)…
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NASA Awards NOAA’s QuickSounder Spacecraft Contract to Southwest Research Institute
NASA, on behalf of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), has awarded a delivery order under the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (Rapid-IV) contract to Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio for the QuickSounder spacecraft. The firm-fixed-price delivery order covers all phases of QuickSounder’s operations including spacecraft development, integration of NOAA’s Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder Engineering…
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SES Space & Defense Awarded Low Earth Orbit IDIQ Contract from U.S. Department of Defense
SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has been awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) satellite-based services (SBS). The IDIQ vehicle was awarded through the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) by the U.S. Space Force. Under the multi-award…
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PLD Space Strengthens its Position at the Forefront of European Space Race
The analysis of the data collected by the Spanish company PLD Space after the launch of their MIURA 1 rocket shows that the mission has been “a complete success”. 100% of the main objectives have been achieved and all the technologies developed by the company have been validated in flight. This is a milestone that…
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UK Space Agency Awards £1.2 Million Grant to Horizon Technologies for Amber Phoenix Mission
At an event at the Army-Navy Club in London on 11 October, Horizon Technologies announced a £1.2 Million grant awarded by the UK Space Agency. This grant is part of a £2.8 Million total program called the Amber Phoenix Mission. The Phoenix Mission will see another Amber RF (Radio Frequency) Earth Observation payload launched into…
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L3Harris Secures Contracts to Update DoD’s Space Domain Awareness Mission
L3Harris Technologies received two contracts worth up to $134 million to update portions of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) space domain awareness mission. The Ground Based Optical Sensor System (GBOSS) and Space Fence Sustainment (Option Year 4) contracts support the U.S. Space Force’s Maintenance of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities (MOSSAIC) program. Under the GBOSS…
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Telespazio Extends Contract with AVIO for VEGA Launch Pad Maintenance and Operational Support
Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), has renewed its contract with AVIO for the provision of maintenance and operational support activities for the VEGA launch pad located at the Guiana space center in French Guiana. The company will ensure the continuity of operations for the period 2023-2025. The three-year contract has…