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SpaceX to Resume Delayed GPS Satellite Launch This Week
SpaceX plans to push through with the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a new military GPS satellite after addressing the technical issue that caused liftoff delays, Cnet reported Monday. The company said GPS III Space Vehicle 04's launch can resume on Thursday at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
SpEC Executive Committee Adds Inmarsat Government’s Rebecca Cowen Hirsch
TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 2, 2020 — The Space Enterprise Consortium appointed Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, to serve for a term of up to two years on the organization's executive committee, GovCon Wire reported Oct. 7.
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BAE’s Pete Trainer: Secure Digital Engineering Environment Key to Efficient Joint Command Ops
Pete Trainer, vice president and general manager for BAE Systems’ U.S. Air Force solutions segment, has said a robust digital engineering environment will help the service collate data from disparate sources for joint missions.
Boeing, Space Force Review Design of Follow-On Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite
The U.S. Space Force and Boeing have concluded the engineering design review of a new communications satellite platform for the military's Wideband Global SATCOM constellation. WGS-11+ will move into the final system design phase soon and be built at a manufacturing facility in El Segundo, California, beginning next year, Boeing said Wednesday.
Lockheed Concludes On-Orbit Test of Sixth AEHF Military Comms Satellite
Lockheed Martin wrapped up on-orbit testing activities for the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite five months after the U.S. Space Force launched the system into orbit to support global military communications.Â
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Lockheed’s Rick Ambrose Calls for Collaborative Efforts to Address Space Force Requirements
Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s space business and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said that companies should work to establish a diverse supply chain and marketplace to help the U.S. Space Force address future requirements, SpaceNews reported Monday.
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Lockheed, Ball Aerospace Conclude Transmission Test for Space Force Antenna; Maria Demaree Quoted
A team comprised of Lockheed Martin and Ball Aerospace has completed transmission testing for a next-generation antenna system that will serve as part of the U.S. Space Force’s modernized satellite control network.
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Space Force Taps Net-Centric for Battlespace Awareness Center Support
Boulder, Colo.-based engineering company Net-centric Design Professionals has secured a two-year, $28.6M contract from the U.S. Air Force to support the Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center at Buckley Air Force Base.
Northrop to Begin Development of Space Force’s North Pole Satcom Ground Component
Northrop Grumman has completed the delta critical design review phase of a U.S. Space Force program that aims to modernize ground infrastructure for military satellite communications in the North Polar region. The company said Tuesday it can now start efforts to develop, integrate and test the Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization Control and Planning Segment.
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General Atomics to Help Build EO/IR Weather Satellite for Space Force
General Atomics' electromagnetic systems business has teamed up with three other companies to design and build a satellite for the U.S. Space Force to collect weather imagery for military operation use.
L3Harris to Enter Air Force NTS-3 Spacecraft Fabrication Phase
L3Harris Technologies will move to build a satellite for position, navigation and timing system demonstrations after the company passed a critical design review with the U.S. Air Force. The Melbourne, Fla.-based defense firm can now begin the production of Navigation Technology Satellite-3 the service branch intends to launch into geostationary orbit sometime in 2022.