Pentagon poised to launch competition for initial pLEO constellation

By Jason Sherman / June 9, 2020 at 4:54 PM
The Pentagon is readying a final solicitation for the initial batch of satellites slated to be a springboard for a prototype, proliferated low-earth-orbit constellation, a project intended to usher in both a new age of space technology as well as pivot toward integration with multidomain systems and operational concepts. The Space Development Agency will issue a request for proposals for the new space-based sensors slated to be launched in fiscal year 2022 as a vanguard of a network that is...

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