Viasat Selects Rocket Lab to Build GEO Satellite for US Space Force’s Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global Program
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Viasat selects Rocket Lab for USSF satellite bus
Viasat Inc. announced it selected Rocket Lab Corporation, a leading launch and space systems company, to build a satellite bus for the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) under the Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) program. On May 22, 2026, Viasat was awarded a prime contract to deliver one of the first small, maneuverable geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) satellites for the PTS-G constellation. The initial production awa…
Viasat selects Rocket Lab to build GEO satellite for US Space Force’s Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global Program
Viasat Inc. has selected Rocket Lab Corporation to build a satellite bus for the US Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) under the Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) program. On May 22, 2026, Viasat was awarded a prime contract to deliver one of the first small, maneuverable geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) satellites for the PTS-G constellation. The initial production award, known as Swarm 1, includes manufacturing, integratio…
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