O3b MEO is a satellite constellation orbiting in Medium Earth orbit (MEO) and designed for telecommunications and data backhaul from remote locations The U.S. Space Force (USSF)’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) successfully
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ULA Launches NROL-44 Mission for National Reconnaissance Office Aboard Delta IV Heavy Rocket
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Space and Boeing Defense, Space & Security, was formed in December 2006. United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the NROL-44 mission
Fourth GPS III satellite receives operational acceptance in record time
GPS Block III (previously Block IIIA) consists of the first ten GPS III satellites, which will be used to keep the Navstar Global Positioning System operational The
Firms Picked to Make Orbiting Sensors for Next-Gen US Missile-Defense System
The sensors and satellites will be part of the Tracking Layer component of the next-gen missile-defense system. The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency—which will become part
SpaceX Poised to Launch U.S. Space Force’s Fourth GPS III Satellite
GPS Block III (previously Block IIIA) consists of the first ten GPS III satellites, which will be used to keep the Navstar Global Positioning System operational. The U.S. Space
SpaceX may reuse boosters for US Space Force launches
SpaceX wins US military approval to launch on reused Falcon boosters. The U.S. Space Force will save $53 million in launch expenses due to a
Space Force issues $298M contract for new anti-jamming satellite design
Anti-jamming satellite technology effective in protecting satellites from interference. Northrop Grumman was awarded a $298 million rapid-prototyping contract to design a new anti-jamming communications satellite