Space Force Set to Choose Contractors for Next-Gen GEO Spy Satellites

Space Force set to choose contractors for next-gen GEO spy satellites

The service plans to select satellite manufacturers as soon as March for the Geosynchronous Reconnaissance & Surveillance (RG-XX) program, The post Space Force set to choose contractors for next-gen GEO spy satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

Space Force envisions rolling awards for new RG-XX neighborhood watch satellites

Space Systems Command intends to issue task orders to qualified vendors annually based on funding and operational needs, said Col. Byron McClain, SSC program executive officer for Space Combat Power.

New Space Force Reconnaissance Satellites Could Be Online by 2030

The Space Force plans to award initial contracts as soon as next month for a fleet of small, maneuverable satellites designed to monitor activity in geosynchronous orbit that could be online as soon as 2030, service officials said Jan. 23. The program, RG-XX, aims to augment and potentially replace the Space Force’s Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program constellation, which observes and tracks objects and behavior in GEO, about 22,…