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NASA has awarded ARES Technical Services a potential five-year, $339.8 million contract to provide launch range operations support at the space agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. What Is the NASA Wallops Range Contract? The agency said Tuesday the Wallops Range Contract, or WRC, has a one-year base period and four option years that could […] More
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has completed the first factory acceptance test of its EPOCH command and control system with Airbus’ OneSat satellite platform. The results demonstrated that Kratos’ system can fully leverage the features of Airbus‘ advanced satellites, the San Diego-based technology company said Tuesday. “The flexibility of our EPOCH command and control system design […] More
Lockheed Martin has selected Terran Orbital to provide satellite buses for the Tranche 3 Tracking Layer under the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, or PWSA, program. Terran Orbital said the satellite buses will serve as the structural and avionics backbone of the 18 missile warning, tracking and defense spacecraft to be built by […] More
Amentum supported the countdown demonstration test, or CDDT, a key Artemis II launch rehearsal held at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 20. The Chantilly, Virginia-headquartered company said Monday that it provided end-to-end ground systems engineering services during the rehearsal, which simulated launch day operations for the Space Launch System, also known as […] More
SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh highlighted key themes that emerged during a fireside chat on the evolving landscape of satellite communications at the DOW Commercial Satcom Workshop. In a LinkedIn post published Thursday, Al-Saleh discussed the convergence of government and commercial satcom and efforts to bridge the gap in new space. He noted that cost, speed […] More
Viasat has created a unified global Ka-band satellite communications network to enhance connectivity for government and military operations. What Is Viasat’s Unified Ka-Band SATCOM Network For? The integrated network merges Viasat Ka-band satellites, the Global Xpress fleet and partner satellites to deliver interoperable, multi-orbit connectivity across domains, Viasat said Monday. The network is designed to operate […] More
K2 Space, a developer of large, high-power satellite platforms, has secured $250 million in Series C funding at a $3 billion valuation to advance production of heavy-lift spacecraft. Who Participated in the Investment Round for K2 Space? The Torrance, California-based company said Thursday that Redpoint led the financing round, which follows $500 million in signed contracts […] More
Viasat will provide InRange launch telemetry service for an upcoming mission by the South Korean space company INNOSPACE. InRange is expected to deliver uninterrupted telemetry data throughout the flight, from liftoff to payload deployment, and enable video streaming from the launch vehicle, Viasat said Thursday. How Does InRange Work? InRange is a service designed for […] More
LeoLabs has secured a contract to provide its catalog of space objects to the Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commerce, or OSC, and the U.S. Space Force’s Joint Commercial Operations cell, or JCO. How Will OSC and JCO Use LeoLabs’ Orbital Intelligence Data? Under the contract, LeoLabs will license access to information about nearly […] More
Artificial intelligence is turning satellites from mere collectors of data to providers of real-time insights, Susanne Hake, executive vice president and general manager for U.S. government at Vantor, told Via Satellite in an article published Tuesday. The Vantor executive also shared that AI is driving the adoption of multi-domain intelligence in the geospatial market. “Advances […] More
Iridium Communications has received a five-year contract worth up to $85.8 million from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command Commercial Space Office to update and enhance infrastructure that supports the Department of War’s Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services, or EMSS, program. What Enhancements Will Iridium Perform Under the SITH Contract? Iridium said Tuesday that work […] More
Spire Global, a company that provides space-based data, analytics and space services, has been awarded a contract by Deloitte to design, build and operate eight satellites that will support space-focused cyber missions. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Cyber Summit on May 21 will bring together government and industry leaders to discuss escalating cyber threats, explore innovations in […] More
