military space

Lockheed Receives Up to $4.9 Billion for Next-Gen OPIR Satellites

Jan. 5, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin Space up to $4.9 billion for three geosynchronous Earth-orbiting space vehicles, plus ground mission software, as part of the Overhead Persistent Infrared next-generation space-based missile warning systems. OPIR will eventually include the three GEO satellites from Lockheed, along with two ...

SDA Taps SpaceX for Two Launches of New Satellites

Jan. 4, 2021 | By Rachel S. Cohen
SpaceX will carry data-transport and missile-tracking satellites to orbit for the Space Development Agency, the Pentagon said Dec. 31. SpaceX won a $150.5 million contract for two launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., starting in September 2022. The entire constellation of up to 28 ...