General Atomics

General Atomics selected to build satellite for AFRL cislunar mission
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems won a contract from Advanced Space to build a satellite the Air Force Research Laboratory plans to launch to deep space in 2025.

SES, Hughes demonstrate satellite internet on General Atomics surveillance drone
SES and Hughes in a demonstration last month installed satellite internet service on a General Atomics surveillance drone

Rocket Lab launches Argos tracking payload
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a satellite Oct. 7 carrying a payload for U.S. and French government agencies that will track wildlife and collect other sensor data.

Italian satellite may fly NASA Earth science payload
NASA is in talks with the Italian Space Agency to fly an Earth science instrument originally planned to go on a commercial smallsat.

Orbion to supply propulsion for General Atomics weather satellite
Propulsion startup Orbion Space Technology will supply thrusters for a U.S. Space Force prototype weather satellite under a contract with General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems.

General Atomics and Orion Space win contracts for military weather satellites
The U.S. Space Force selected General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems and Orion Space Solutions to each develop and launch demonstration satellites for weather imaging and cloud characterization.

Space Development Agency, General Atomics eye options after setback in laser comms experiment
After a setback in a laser communications experiment launched last June, the Space Development Agency and satellite manufacturer General Atomics are considering next steps.

EO Vista imaging sensor for Space Force weather satellites passes design review
An imaging sensor developed by EO Vista for U.S. Space Force weather satellites passed a key design review, the company announced Jan. 31.

Space Development Agency celebrates launch of its first satellites
The Defense Department’s space agency on June 30 hailed the deployment of its first missions which flew to orbit on a SpaceX rideshare carrying 88 small satellites.

DoD space agency to launch laser communications experiments on SpaceX rideshare
A pair of cubesats built by General Atomics for the Space Development Agency will seek to demonstrate optical communications between satellites, and from satellites to a military drone aircraft.