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Government/Military
NGA Director Whitworth: The Space Domain is Increasingly Important to Assess Behavior
ST. LOUIS—As space becomes increasingly competitive, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is helping its Defense Department partners keep tabs on the space domain, the agency’s director said on Monday. “And […]
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Government/Military
DARPA Awards 4 Contracts for SAR Collection and Processing Under the Drift Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded four contracts aimed at flying synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites in formation to demonstrate novel imagery collection techniques and enable the […]
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Connectivity
Size of the Prize: Assessing the Market for Edge Computing in Space
This is the second of a two-part series analyzing the value of edge computing in space by the Boston Consulting Group. Read Part One: Size of the Prize: How Will Edge […]
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Connectivity
Size of the Prize: Assessing the Market for Edge Computing in Space
This is the second of a two-part series analyzing the value of edge computing in space by the Boston Consulting Group. Read Part One: Size of the Prize: How Will […]
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Government/Military
DoD Looks to Offset the Cost of Growing Commercial Launch Demand at Government Spaceports
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in April proposed new legislative authorities that would allow it to begin charging commercial launch providers additional costs for the use of its spaceports […]
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Connectivity
Size of the Prize: How Will Edge Computing in Space Drive Value Creation?
This is the first of a two-part series analyzing the value of edge computing in space by the Boston Consulting Group. Read Part Two: Size of the Prize: Assessing the […]
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Opinion
How Satellite Prevented a War for Water
Have you ever been really, really thirsty? Not just dry-mouthed in the middle of the night or longing for a cold drink after an afternoon in the sun. But truly […]
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Government/Military
Space Force Gearing Up for Future EW, Orbital Warfare, and Cyber Warfare Exercises
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) held the second Black Skies electronic warfare (EW) exercise recently and is preparing to hold another this fall, as the […]
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Finance
Lockheed Martin Space to Consolidate Business Lines
Lockheed Martin announced May 4 its Space segment will reorganize its business lines in the coming months, going from five to three lines to better keep up with customer needs, […]
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Video
SATELLITE 2023 Highlights Reel
Check out all the highlights from SATELLITE 2023 in Washington, DC!
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Video
SATELLITE 2023 Wed. Luncheon Keynote & Awards Presentation
Catch up on the Via Satellite Awards Luncheon at SATELLITE 2023! Don Graves, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, began the ceremony with his keynote speech, followed by the presentation of the […]
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Video
SATELLITE 2023 Tues. Opening Session: Dave Limp & Satellite Industry CEOs Look to the Future
In a fireside chat interview at SATELLITE 2023’s Tuesday Opening Keynote, Dave Limp, Senior Vice President, Devices & Services, Project Kuiper, Amazon, shares important new details about Project Kuiper – […]
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Government/Military
Space Development Agency Targets Tranche 2 Transport Layer Launches for 2026
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) is targeting launches of its Tranche 2 data communications Transport Layer (T2TL) Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in 2026 as part of the […]
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Finance
L3Harris Posts Lower Income, Higher Sales in Q1; Kubasik Defends AJRD Bid
L3Harris Technologies on April 27 reported a sharp drop in first quarter earnings driven by higher interest and pension expenses and a combination of costs related to acquisitions and divestitures […]
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Finance
Northrop Grumman’s Earnings Slip On Pension Headwinds; Raises Earnings Guidance
Northrop Grumman on Thursday reported lower net income in its first quarter largely due to a decline in pension income while the company recorded a healthy sales gain and raised […]
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Government/Military
GAO: US Space Force Faces Hurdles Integrating Unified Data Library into Space Situational Awareness Operations
The U.S. Space Force faces challenges in integrating the Unified Data Library (UDL) into space situational awareness (SSA) operations, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. “The Secretary […]
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Opinion
Is Entropy Our Fate for the Space Economy?
In college, I learned of a concept both fearful and awesome — one that is a measure of chaos and reminds us of the importance of order: entropy. Put in […]
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Opinion
10 Things NSR Learned at SATELLITE 2023
Discussions at SATELLITE 2023 last month ranged from the elephant(s) in the room – Starlink, Kuiper, orbital debris, and new funding challenges – to opportunities like direct-to-device and new technologies […]
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Connectivity
From Wildfires to Heavy Equipment: Case Studies for Satellite IoT
Most fires don’t start as big explosions, but as small, smoldering hazes that look like yellowish pillows of smoke. It can take between one and several hours for a flame […]
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing’s Field of Dreams: Build It and They Will Come
Long before the first Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites began launching by the likes of SpaceX and OneWeb, a crop of innovative smallsat manufacturers began building a new type of factory. […]
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Government/Military
Space Operations Command Planning More Growth In ISR Element
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— Space Operations Command (SPOC) continues to grow its Space Delta element that is focused on intelligence to inform space operations for the U.S. Space Force having recently […]
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Government/Military
DoD Tech Chief Shyu Begins More Focused Engagement With Commercial Space Sector
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has begun a new effort to work more closely with the commercial space sector to better and more quickly leverage the rapid innovation […]
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Government/Military
NRO Expects RFP This Fall for Advanced Commercial Electro-Optic Capabilities
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—This fall the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) expects to issue its next request for proposals (RFP) under a commercial remote sensing effort for Innovative Commercial Electro-Optical (EO) capabilities, […]
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Government/Military
Northrop Grumman in Build Phase for SDA Satellites After Critical Design Review
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—A little over a year after winning a Space Development Agency (SDA) contract to provide satellites for a Low-Earth Orbit mesh communications network, Northrop Grumman recently completed the critical […]
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Space Economy
Lockheed Martin Successfully Maneuvers Two Cubesats for On-Orbit Service Demo
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Following the launch of two small satellites last fall, Lockheed Martin in relatively short order demonstrated its ability to maneuver the satellites closer together for future on-orbit servicing to […]
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Opinion
Through the Looking Glass: A Closer Look at Starlink Maritime
Starlink have been making a ‘splash’ in the world of maritime and the industry has observed with keen interest the growth and deployment of the LEO service. Connectivity is becoming […]
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Government/Military
Boeing Unveils Anti-Jam Payload For Next Space Force Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite
Boeing on Thursday introduced its design for an anti-jam payload that has been integrated into a U.S. Space Force satellite communications spacecraft scheduled to be launched in 2024. The Protected […]
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Government/Military
GAO Report: DoD’s Satellite Control Network Needs an Update to its Life Cycle Sustainment Plan
The U.S. Space Force intends to bolster its satellite communications capacity through the use of electronically-steered phased array antennas for the DoD Satellite Control Network (SCN), and a new Government […]
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Government/Military
NRO Awards Options To 4 Commercial RF Satellite Companies
Aurora Insight, HawkEye 360, Kleos Space and Spire Global have each received contract options from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to assess on-orbit capabilities under a prior contract the agency awarded the companies for […]
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Finance
Space Security Company True Anomaly Emerges From Stealth With $30M In Financing
True Anomaly, Inc., a year-old company focused on space security, domain awareness, and training, on Thursday said it has raised $30 million in funding so far and plans to launch […]



























