The Space Force wants to cut one Lockheed Martin-built geosynchronous satellite from its Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program. (Lockheed Martin) By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 12 July 2023 WASHINGTON — House and Senate lawmakers want more details on the potential implications of a Space Force plan to make
By Anthony Cuthbertson, Published by The Independent, 10 July 2023 SpaceX’s space internet network already has more than 4,000 satellites SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation is emitting radiation that is harmful to deep space astronomy, according to a new study. The space-based internet network is made up of more than 4,000
By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 6 July 2023 A top U.S. space official says his command is constrained by current satellites’ fuel capacity. U.S. Space Command wants some of its satellites to be able to maneuver for extended periods in space by 2028, according to a top general.
Starlink satellites have been forced to maneuver over 50,000 times to avoid potential orbital collision since the constellation's first satellite launch. (Image credit: Arda Kucukkaya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 6 July 2023 Since the launch of the first Starlink spacecraft in 2019, the SpaceX
By Joseph Menn, Published by The Washington Post, 30 June 2023 A satellite communications system serving the Russian military was knocked offline by a cyberattack late Wednesday and remained mostly down on Thursday, in an incident reminiscent of an attack on a similar system used by Ukraine at the start
The Space Development Agency will begin launching its first operational data transport satellites in 2024, part of the Space Force’s effort to build a space version of the internet. (Image: Northrop Grumman) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 29 June 2023 The plan is to grant two contractors Other
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 2 June 2023 The four-year contract is part of the DEUCSI (Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet) program run by the Air Force Research Laboratory. It’s a project to demonstrate the integration of commercial space internet services with military platforms and weapon systems. WASHINGTON
An Iranian satellite launched by Russia lifts off from Baikonur in Kazakhstan in August amid controversy Moscow could use it for Ukraine surveillance. Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty By Ian Sample, Published by The Guardian, 28 May 2023 Threat posed by ‘provocative’ Russia and China has left US no choice but to
