Space Force selects 14 vendors for a decade-long, $1.8B geosynchronous surveillance push
TL;DR
The U.S. Space Force selected 14 companies to compete for task orders under the Andromeda program—a $1.8 billion, 10-year procurement to develop satellites and systems for tracking activity in geosynchronous orbit, starting with RG-XX satellites to replace the current GSSAP fleet and create a more distributed, updatable GEO-surveillance architecture.
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- Contracts for April 8, 2026 U.S. Department of War (.gov)
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