September 12, 2025


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SDA Looks to Next Year for Operational Utility of Tranche 1, Transport Layer
The U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) launched 21 York Space Systems' satellites on Wednesday — the first that are to provide utility for fielded military forces in the form of beyond line-of-sight Link 16 communications from space, but that connection may take four to six months, according to Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo, the acting director of SDA. “Our current plan is to start working with what we call the warfighter immersion and early adopters probably four to six months from now,” he told reporters on Tuesday in a joint call with Mike Eppolito, SDA’s chief program officer and acting…[continued]
Partner Content
SAR for Sovereignty and Security: Inside Umbra’s Mission Solutions Business With Jason Mallare
Over the past year, Umbra has expanded its business from operating a commercial SAR constellation to also offering Mission Solutions — where it develops bespoke…[continued]
Manufacturing
Boeing Develops 3D Printing Method for Solar Arrays to Cut Production Time
Boeing is applying additive manufacturing technology to solar array production for satellites, in an update the company says can improve production time by 50% compared…[continued]
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Imagery and Sensing
HawkEye 360 Orders Three New Satellite Clusters from SFL Missions
HawkEye 360 has ordered nine new spacecraft from SFL Missions, including spacecraft featuring upgraded antenna and radio systems. The satellites will be deployed in three…[continued]
Government/Military
Comtech WGS Modem is Certified to Operate on O3b mPOWER
Comtech Telecommunications’ defense-grade SLM-5650B modem has been certified to operate with SES’s O3b mPOWER Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation, Comtech announced Wednesday. The modem can be…[continued]
Opinion
The Terabit Jump: Optical Satcom and the Ground Network Bottleneck
When Netflix shipped DVDs by mail in the early 2000s, the U.S. Postal Service effectively offered a higher data rate than dial-up internet. Then broadband…[continued]
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