General Atomics Awarded Contract from Advanced Space for Cislunar Spacecraft for AFRL Oracle Program

SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced on January 5 that it is under contract to Advanced Space LLC to build an ESPA-Grande class satellite, perform payload integration, and space vehicle test for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Oracle spacecraft program. Oracle will demonstrate space situational awareness and Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) …

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January 7, 2023
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Giant Plasma Cloud Bursts From the Sun

SonicSpike shares a report from Space.com: A giant cloud of magnetized plasma exploded from a sunspot hidden on the far side of the sun that might turn to face Earth only two days from now, so get ready for some solar fireworks. The explosion that erup…

January 6, 2023
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Airbus to provide Poland with a very high resolution optical satellite system

First export contract for Airbus’ S950 Optical satellites, already used for Pléiades Neo Polish system includes two very high resolution satellites, ground segment and associated services, including full training Access to Pléiades Neo’s imagery from as early as 2023 Warsaw, January 4. Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with Poland to provide a …

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January 5, 2023
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Raytheon Intelligence & Space awarded Missile Track Custody development contract

New missile tracking system will operate from Medium Earth Orbit El Segundo, Calif., January 4. Raytheon Intelligence & Space has been awarded a prime contract to develop a prototype Missile Track Custody system for the US Space Force. MTC is the service’s first Medium Earth Orbit missile tracking system.  Under this contract, Raytheon Intelligence & …

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January 5, 2023
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