The overlooked space race: keeping satellites alive

Illustration of Northrop Grumman’s Geosynchronous Auxiliary Support Tanker (GAS-T) platform designed to fuel and extend the life of in-orbit assets. Credit: Northrop Grumman By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 4 December 2025 China’s lunar ambitions grab attention, but a quieter milestone that the country achieved earlier this year could

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Space Force Plans Surveillance Sats to Complement RG-XX Reconnaissance Fleet

GSSAP space domain awareness satellite (Air Force Space Command archive) By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 1 December 2025 The Space Force’s strategy to replace its fleet of neighborhood watch satellites in geosynchronous orbit includes plans to field multiple satellite constellations, one focused on reconnaissance and one focused on surveillance

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Space Force won’t say who got money to start developing orbital interceptors

President Donald Trump announces plans for Golden Dome at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) By Thomas Novelly, Published by Defense One, 26 November 2025 Federal regulations don’t require disclosure for awards under $9 million. Space Force officials declined to name winners of

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Blue Ring to Become First Fully Commercial Space Domain Awareness Mission in GEO with Optimum Technologies’ Sensor

Published by Blue Origin, 24 November 2025 Blue Origin announced today an agreement with Optimum Technologies (OpTech) to integrate its next-generation Caracal optical payload onboard the first mission of Blue Ring, the highly maneuverable multi-mission spacecraft for payload delivery, hosting, and infrastructure services. Blue Ring's first mission is expected to

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GPS 3F satellite artist rendition. Credit: Lockheed Martin

Report: Pentagon Can’t Forget About PNT for Golden Dome

GPS 3F satellite artist rendition. Credit: Lockheed Martin By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 5 November 2025 The Pentagon should establish a dedicated budget to support its Golden Dome missile defense shield’s positioning, navigation, and timing needs and assign a PNT lead to coordinate needed improvements to

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Pentagon turns to ‘government-owned, commercially-operated’ satellites amid conflict risks

Astranis is developing a geostationary commercial satellite called Omega that is being pitched to the U.S. military for broadband communications. Credit: Astranis By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 30 October 2025 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The U.S. Space Force is adopting a business model where the government owns satellites

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