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The fourth Lockheed Martin-made satellite under the U.S. Space Force's GPS III constellation effort has gained operational acceptance earlier than usual, C4ISRnet reported Thursday. The GPS III Space Vehicle 04 satellite launched last month and supports the implementation of the M-Code military GPS signal.

Kevin Coggins, vice president for positioning, navigation and timing at Booz Allen Hamilton, wrote in an opinion piece published Monday on C4ISRNET that military services and other organizations looking to protect satellites and other in-orbit space systems from evolving cyber threats should adopt the “digital twin” approach. 

HawkEye 360 has finished environmental testing activities for a new cluster of radio frequency-based geospatial intelligence satellites slated to launch later this year.

Kleos Space has received a contract of an undisclosed value to provide its data for a military program between the U.S., Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, the Netherlands and the U.K.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency tapped Northrop Grumman in March as its commercial partner for the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites program and Northrop CEO and 2020 Wash100 awardee Kathy Warden said the program could help broaden on-orbit servicing capabilities, SpaceNews reported Wednesday.

SEAKR Engineering has received a prime award to continue to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency demonstrate full processing of the Blackjack satellite network.

Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Gen. John Raymond, commander of U.S. Space Command within the U.S. Air Force, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for leading the nation’s Space Command, strengthening readiness for warfighters and pushing for a U.S. Space Force unit. 

York Space Systems plans to expand its manufacturing facilities to accelerate the production of its S-CLASS satellite platform. The company said Tuesday the move seeks to increase satellite production from 10 units to hundreds annually and speed up satellite delivery to government and commercial clients from a year to within four months.

The U.S. Air Force and SpaceX are testing the capacity of the latter’s Starlink satellite constellation to provide encrypted broadband connectivity to military transport planes, Reuters reported Tuesday.

Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket has carried a satellite designed to help NASA study the border between terrestrial and space weather as well as its potential impact on communications systems, people and technologies.

Skyworks Solutions has unveiled a new series of amplifiers designed to support communications in austere environments.

Ball Aerospace has commenced on-orbit trials of the non-toxic AF-M315E propellant as part of NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission.

The Space Development Agency seeks industry input on the development and deployment of a new space defense architecture to support defense and communications goals.

Rick Ambrose, executive vice president for space business at Lockheed Martin and a 2019 Wash100 winner, said the company is conducting research-and-development work on a satellite servicing concept to replace or repair computer systems and other electronics on orbit, Breaking Defense reported Monday.

A senior executive at Raytheon announced that the company has secured a contract to build one of the payloads for the Blackjack program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Breaking Defense reported Friday.