Event Brief
Space Force awards contracts to test Space Data Network
By The BriefBrief · Sources (10)
Filed: Aug 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Summary: Space Force selected five companies for $12M awards to demonstrate SDN connectivity with multiple commercial satellite networks.
WHO: Space Systems Command’s Space-Based Sensing and Targeting Portfolio Acquisition Executive office
WHAT: Announced awards to five companies to validate integration and on-orbit connectivity for the emerging Space Data Network with multiple commercial satellite networks
WHEN: Aug 17, 2026 at 9:17 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: To validate integration methodologies and demonstrate that diverse commercial satellite systems can connect to and transport data across the core SDN system
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