U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

By Vivienne Machi
The company recently completed environmental testing for its Tactical Satellite (TacSat) spacecraft at its facilities in Littleton, Colorado.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The SDA’s Warfighter Integration Cell conducted a series of Link-16 tests over a two-day period.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
Northrop has completed the preliminary design review for over 70 data-transport spacecraft built for Tranche 2 of the SDA proliferated satellite constellation.
Defense

By Vivienne Machi
Under this next tranche, the agency plans to procure around 54 satellites with infrared sensors from one or more vendors.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Force has awarded contracts to Blue Origin, CACI International, General Atomics and Viasat to develop space laser-communication terminal prototypes.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
Kepler Communications says it has used optical inter-satellite links to transfer data between two systems in low-Earth orbit.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The Missile Defense Agency will within a week conduct its first test of its new space-based hypersonic missile tracking system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
“What we really need to focus on right now with the [Space Development Agency] is that [missile]-tracking layer,” a senior Space Force official says.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. SDA awarded Millennium Space Systems a $413 million contract to build a prototype network of fire-control quality sensing satellites.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The first agreement focuses on a large radio frequency antenna in Norway’s northern territory.
Space Symposium

By Brian Everstine
There are individual hybrid satcom terminal programs underway across each of the services.
Space Symposium

By Brian Everstine
NRO is building the proliferated architecture across different orbits to provide more resilient imaging and signals intelligence.
Space Symposium

By Guy Norris
CEO Steve Isakowitz speaks about the transformation underway at the only U.S. government-backed R&D center committed exclusively to space enterprise.
Space Symposium

By Guy Norris
Guy Norris talks with CEO Tom Vice about the spinoff-turned-prime’s growth plans as its space defense business surges and its spaceplane prepares for flight.
Space Symposium

By Brian Everstine
The Space Development Agency is considering a change to its requirements for optical communications terminal for its data transport satellite constellation.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. military wants terminals to connect with multiple satellite constellations.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Space Development Agency on March 26 released its final solicitation for the Tranche 2 Tracking Layer-Gamma constellation of secretive space vehicles.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Development Agency is interested in hiring companies to deorbit its satellites at the end of their service lives.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The agency’s disruptive approach to space acquisition has produced many contracts in a tight timeline, though its biggest tests are yet to come.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
Facing a reduction to its expected budget next year, the military cuts back on near-term aircraft procurement.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Tournear says while the test did successfully transmit data, transmissions were only successful about half of the time.
Space

By Guy Norris
Sierra Space has unveiled a series of advanced autonomous, satellite and reentry products developed by Axelerator, its newly launched innovations incubator arm.
Space

By Garrett Reim
L3Harris Technologies has picked Maxar Space Systems to design and build 18 spacecraft for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program.
Space

By Garrett Reim
L3Harris’s missile-tracking infrared satellite payload has passed its preliminary design review (PDR).
Space

By Steve Trimble
A forthcoming launch will test Lockheed Martin Space’s concept for advancing internet-like communications in orbit for military users.
Commercial Space