Maxar

Intuitive Machines Inc. will acquire Lanteris Space Systems, previously known as Maxar Space Systems, from Advent International LLC.

The U.S. Space Force has tapped Vantor to help it track high-interest objects on orbit using non-Earth imaging, the company announced Oct. 22.

Earlier this summer Maxar posted an image of a Chinese satellite taken by one of its WorldView Legion satellites in low Earth orbit.

The agency has tapped 13 vendors to compete for orders worth a total of around $490 million over the next five years under the Luno initiative.

As part of the first phase of its rollout, the Traffic Coordination System for Space is sending alerts to nine satellite operators.

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

The Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility is particularly of interest to the U.S. Department of Defense.

Scientists suspect a metal asteroid the mission will explore may be the remnant of early planet.

The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) within the Commerce Department is set to implement a three-phase plan to assume control of space situational awareness.

Maxar is seeing interest in its Maxar 300, a smaller spacecraft drawn from a bus it is making for L3Harris’ Space Development Agency offering.

SpaceX conducted its 18th Falcon 9 launch of the year on June 6, pausing the deployment of its own Starlink communications network to deliver a 7,500-lb. satellite into orbit for SiriusXM’s digital radio service.

CEO Dan Jablonsky confirmed the company is exploring a wide range of possibilities.