The U.S. Air Force awarded Intelsat a firm-fixed-price contract modification for commercial satellite communications services. The contract supports Option Period Three on task order GS-35F-0478U/HC1013-16-F-0020 for commercial satcom service. The contract is in direct support of the U.S. Air Force's Central Command network architecture, which includes fixed and mobile platforms. Additionally, this includes remotely piloted…

NASA selected Ball Aerospace to build the spacecraft for the Spectro Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx), a medium-class Explorer mission. Ball is also responsible for the system integration and test, support for integration of the spacecraft onto a launch vehicle and commissioning of the spacecraft after…

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) awarded a managed connectivity services contract to SES Networks. SES aims to improve connectivity for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) services of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) provided to the European Union (EU) Member States and Agencies. These maritime surveillance activities supported by SES Networks are aimed at improving maritime security…

SpaceX is looking to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a blanket license to operate up to 1 million fixed earth stations for its Starlink satellite broadband constellation. The application was filed under SpaceX Services, a SpaceX sister company. GeekWire reported on Friday that the application was published by FCC.report. Last year, SpaceX received FCC…