After proving last month that the Link 16 data network can broadcast from space to the ground, the director of the Space Development Agency expects to test similar connections for datalinks that are more advanced than the 1980s-era Link 16.
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The Space Force will send its space place, X-37B, back into orbit this weekend. When it comes back down is anyone’s guess, at least publicly. On Dec. 10, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is slated to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as ...
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The Space Force’s main acquisition arm, Space Systems Command, announced Nov. 27 it has completed the critical design review for six satellites built by Millennium Space Systems that will go in medium-Earth orbit (MEO), clearing the way to start production ahead of a first scheduled ...
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has demonstrated the first-ever Link 16 network broadcast from space to the ground, the agency announced Nov. 28—a key milestone for its new constellation of satellites.