By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 14 February 2022 Faced with duplication and delays, DARPA weighs how its proliferated satellite demonstration can still make an impact WASHINGTON — Project Blackjack started as a bold idea. Instead of relying on a small handful of satellites operating 20,000 miles above Earth, what
By Tom Bateman, Published by euronews.com, 11 February 2022 Last week, SpaceX launched 49 of its Starlink satellites into orbit. This is pretty normal: the company has put almost 2,000 of its broadband-beaming satellites into space so far, with plans for 40,000 more. What's not normal is that it launched
Published by Airforce-Technology, 10 February 2022 These satellites have been built by In-Space Missions and designed by Airbus Defence and Space. The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is set to launch two Prometheus 2 CubeSats this year, which will be the agency’s first directly owned satellites. The launch is part
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 10 February 2022 On-board, or "edge," processing is key to SDA's plans to develop a satellite network that can gather data from multiple sensors on the ground, at sea and in space to provide operators with precise, near-real-time targeting information. WASHINGTON: A foundational
By Donna Lu, Published by the Guardian, 9 February 2022 Elon Musk’s firm says 80% of the satellites it launched last week are expected to burn up instead of reaching orbit SpaceX will lose up to 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites it launched last week as the result of
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 7 February 2022 The nine-month contract is to process data from SBIRS sensors in highly elliptical orbit WASHINGTON — SciTec won a $5 million contract from the Space Force to develop a software application that analyzes data from U.S. missile-warning satellites, the company announced
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 5 February 2022 WASHINGTON — The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is establishing a center to help astronomers deal with the adverse effects of satellite constellations. The IAU said Feb. 3 it selected a proposal jointly submitted by the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, or
By Colin Clark, Published by Breaking Defense, 4 February 2022 Industry sources say the tender will lead to at least two, and as many as four, military communication satellites being built for the Australian military, as well as ground stations. A decision on the winner is expected this year. CANBERRA:
