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SpaceX is scheduled to launch a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force from California on Oct. 15, with a live broadcast available. The mission’s classified nature means the report provides no details on its payload or operational purpose.
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SpaceX is scheduled to launch a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force from California on Oct. 15, with a live broadcast available. The mission’s classified nature means the report provides no details on its payload or operational purpose.
BlackSky Technology announced a seven-figure extension contract Oct. 15 with Australian non-Earth imagery company HEO. The agreement extends their work to gather imagery of objects beyond Earth, linking BlackSky’s capabilities with HEO’s specialized imagery business.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) says he and Senate colleagues will ask the Defense Department inspector general to investigate Ukraine’s sudden loss of access to Starshield, the military version of Starlink. The disruption reportedly hampered Ukrainian forces’ ability to intercept Russian drones.
BlackSky Technology signed a seven-figure deal to extend its partnership with non-Earth imaging provider HEO for another year. The renewed agreement adds BlackSky’s Gen-3 imagery to support space domain awareness.
Gen. Stephen Whiting says the military needs the ability to fight an adversary’s fleet of low Earth orbit satellites, identifying gaps in current space arms. The remarks underscore the growing focus on countering satellite constellations as a military capability.
A warning that the United States is unprepared for conflict in space underscores the vulnerability of satellite-dependent systems. Widespread disruption to satellites could cripple the global economy, making the resilience and protection of space infrastructure a consequential issue beyond the military domain.
President Donald Trump says a new “super range” in Montana will test advanced military technologies, including autonomous weapons, space systems, electronic warfare and hypersonic weapons. The announcement outlines a proposed testing site but provides no details on its scope, schedule or funding.
Turkey’s Aselsan is under contract to build in-orbit prototypes for Astralink, a planned 198-satellite low Earth orbit constellation serving military, civil government and emergency services. The first satellite is scheduled to launch in 2028, an early step toward a multi-user national space communications system.
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