Space Force’s Newest Reconnaissance Satellites Could Come Online by 2030

GSSAP space domain awareness satellite (Air Force Space Command archive) By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 26 January 2026 The Space Force plans to award initial contracts as soon as next month for a fleet of small, maneuverable satellites designed to monitor activity in geosynchronous orbit that

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France’s Space Intelligence: Where Does “Two-Thirds of Ukraine’s Intelligence” Come From?

French CSO-3 spy satellite. Credit: Cnes, D. Ducros. By Oleksandr Arhat, Published by Militarnyi, 19 January 2026 Two-thirds of the intelligence Ukraine receives today comes from France, whereas a year ago it relied mainly on the United States. French President Emmanuel Macron said this on January 15, 2026, during a

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An artist's impression of the TIMED spacecraft scanning Earth in orbit. (Image credit: Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribbenu003c/strongu003e)

Turkey builds Somalia spaceport as U.S., China and France increase satellite surveillance

An artist's impression of satellite scanning Earth in orbit. (Image credit: Johns Hopkins APL) Published by Hiraan Online, 13 December 2025 Mogadishu (HOL) — Turkey has begun construction of a satellite and rocket launch site on Somalia’s Indian Ocean coast, a project officials say will advance Ankara’s space ambitions and

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Multiple space companies join NATO’s DIANA defense accelerator

By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 10 December 2025 TAMPA, Fla. — NATO has picked 150 companies from 24 of its member countries to join its Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) next year, including more than two dozen with ties to the space sector. Each company

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Muon Space to develop sensor payload for missile defense satellites

Illustration of Muon Space's environmental monitoring satellite. By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 9 December 2025 The company won an SBIR contract to adapt commercial thermal-sensing tech for military missile warning applications WASHINGTON — Muon Space has secured a $1.9 million contract to develop an infrared sensing payload for

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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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