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DIU and SSC launch GHOST-R effort for low-cost GEO reconnaissance

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The Defense Innovation Unit and Space Systems Command announced GHOST-R, a joint effort to develop low-cost reconnaissance capabilities in geosynchronous orbit under SSC’s RG-XX program. The initiative links DIU’s commercial-technology model with SSC’s acquisition efforts for space-based national security missions.

Discovered 2026-09-20T20:54:47.164541-07:00 | 2026-09-20T20:54:47.164541-07:00

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  • GHOST-R signals a joint DIU–SSC push to bring lower-cost reconnaissance capabilities to geosynchronous orbit through the RG-XX program.
  • The effort could shape how commercial space technologies are integrated into national-security missions, although the announcement does not provide details on schedule, funding or mission architecture.

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