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PlanetiQ wins $2.73 million NOAA data contract as Viasat selects Rocket Lab for PTS-G GEO satellite

PlanetiQ completed a milestone with a $2.73 million NOAA award to provide commercial GNSS radio occultation and total electron content data. Separately, Viasat selected Rocket Lab to build a geostationary satellite supporting the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global program, underscoring demand for commercial space capabilities across civil and defense missions.

Discovered 2026-08-18T08:28:26.129326-07:00 | 2026-08-18T08:28:26.129326-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

NOAA’s $2.73 million award adds another commercial data source to the agency’s GNSS radio occultation and total electron content programs.
Viasat’s selection of Rocket Lab for a GEO satellite links commercial spacecraft manufacturing to the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global program.
Together, the announcements show commercial satellite providers serving both civil weather-related data needs and protected military communications requirements.

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