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The field of companies eligible for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3, Lane 1 awards is now at seven after U.S. Space Force‘s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded two […]

What do people actually do on satellite networks? And, for non-government applications, does it even matter? As thousands of new satellites are launched into orbit, much of the conversation has […]

BAE Systems is to build the buses for Vantor‘s Vantor Vantage 20 centimeter imaging satellites, the first two of which are to start operating by 2029, the companies said on […]

The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command has awarded Boeing a $2 billion contract for the next two Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites. Fielded in 2019, four MUOS Geosynchronous […]

The European Commission’s proposal to re-authorize the 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Services band beyond 2027 comes at a time when satellite connectivity is increasingly shaped by geopolitical considerations as much […]

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury, carrying out airstrikes against Iran alongside cyber and electronic operations. This unfolded amid renewed tensions in negotiations over […]

A network only proves its worth at the moment it is needed. For enterprises managing fleets, utilities, industrial sites and remote assets, that moment is increasingly every moment. As operations […]

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) plans to request nearly $1.5 billion for the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone in a future fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill. Last week, Space Force’s Space […]

BlackSky Technology on Tuesday said the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) awarded the company a contract modification to speed development of its AROS multi-spectral, broad area Earth observation satellites that will […]

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded Planet Labs a $22 million option on a contract begun last year to provide unclassified artificial intelligence-enabled data analytics for U.S. Combatant Commands. The original […]

The race to put computing infrastructure in orbit is accelerating as hyperscalers across cloud, AI, and space compete to see who will emerge winners in what many believe will fuel […]

The date is April 10. Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation to strikes by the U.S. and Israel, triggering a regional war. An infamous very large crude […]

Satellite Earth Observation (EO) is increasingly recognized as a strategic instrument for meeting Europe’s defense needs and for ensuring the green and digital transitions. From monitoring droughts and forest fires […]

Two days after the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded SpaceX a nearly $2.3 billion contract for the Space Data Network Backbone, a proliferated Low Earth Orbit communications […]

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has awarded Viasat and Intelsat General, the U.S. division of Luxembourg’s SES, a nearly $438 million contract for satellites under the Protected Tactical Satellite-Global […]

The Space Force‘s Space Systems Command (SSC) and the service’s SpaceWERX innovation arm are to launch an In-Domain Orbital Logistics Challenge to find and advance commercial technologies to sustain satellites. […]

Once in a while, a pair of simultaneous events offers us a warning about the future, if we are able to open our eyes and see the lessons of the […]

After serving as the acting director of the Space Development Agency (SDA) since last September, Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo was named director of the agency effective May 11, SDA said on […]

The Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $398 million firm-fixed price contract to develop and build an Enhanced Protected Tactical Satellite Communications-Prototype (PTS-P) for […]

The head of the Golden Dome program on May 14 strongly disagreed with a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate that a system along the lines of President Donald Trump’s […]

AI is entering a different phase in Earth Observation. What began as experimentation on curated datasets is now moving into operational use, where models are expected to keep working across […]

AURORA, Colo. — To ensure the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is postured to meet rapidly evolving threat and warfighters’ needs, is resilient and exploits emerging technologies, the agency’s new director […]

AURORA, Colo. — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded new contracts for Earth sensing data to three companies under its Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE) effort, adding additional satellite companies […]

Vantor on Monday said it has received a $70 million award from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for the first option year of a program that gives the agency and vetted […]

Fielding more systems for orbital warfare has been the top priority of the White House’s nominee to succeed Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman. The Trump administration on […]

In this conversation at Modern Day Marine, Lite Coms U.S. Government Sales Director George Cerasani discusses how Lite Coms designs its products to provide tactical, multi-orbit connectivity in order to […]

True Anomaly on Tuesday said it raised $650 million in a new funding round that will be used to hire employees and scale its capabilities to meet customer demand for […]

The Space Force announced 12 companies have won contracts totaling up to $3.2 billion to prototype technologies for space-based interceptors in support of the Golden Dome initiative. Space Force’s Space […]

The European Union is working on a draft of the EU Space Act, which has raised concerns of overreach, particularly among U.S. officials. The Space Act would create a single […]

The Pentagon has decided to end the GPS Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) by RTX and instead move forward on upgrades to the existing ground system for GPS, the Lockheed Martin Architecture […]