{"id":591480,"date":"2026-11-05T05:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T18:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=e25a151f662924c239ef65fe736224df"},"modified":"2026-11-05T05:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T18:00:02","slug":"nasa-announces-ka-band-satellite-relay-awards-for-space-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=591480","title":{"rendered":"NASA Announces Ka-Band Satellite Relay Awards for Space Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nasa_meatball_large.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nasa_meatball_large.jpg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA insignia.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2);transform-origin: 50% 50%;object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASA selected three companies on Wednesday to perform work to develop Ka-band space relay capability concepts that are compatible with current missions in space, ensuring service continuity for existing spacecraft without requiring modifications to their onboard systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through this work, NASA will aim to acquire end-to-end solutions that include space, ground, launch, operations, and integration elements, as one of many customers in the commercial marketplace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awards, under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-3 Broad Agency Announcement Appendix E, are firm-fixed-price contracts that give NASA the option to provide additional funding up to the award limit to advance from initial concept development and risk reduction to an in-orbit flight demonstration. The initial period of performance runs from Nov. 4 through May 3, 2027, with additional priced options to continue work through 2029.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contract awardees with maximum potential value inclusive of all future options are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Astranis Space Technologies Corp. for $264.3 million.<\/li>\n<li>Global Enterprise Solutions Inc. for $340.4 million.<\/li>\n<li>Viasat Inc. for $460.9 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facilitated through the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/communicating-with-missions\/\">SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation)<\/a> program\u2019s Communications Services Project, this work supports NASA\u2019s decision to gradually retire the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/tracking-and-data-relay-satellites\/\">Tracking and Data Relay Satellite<\/a> fleet and adopt commercial services for future missions. In addition to the commercial capabilities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/space-comms\/nasas-push-toward-commercial-space-communications-gains-momentum\/\">currently under development<\/a> by the program\u2019s industry partners, Ka-band services are needed to support select in-orbit missions that cannot feasibly modify flight hardware or transition to non-compatible commercial services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about NASA\u2019s Network Extension for User Continuity and Sustainability Ka-band service acquisition, visit:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4iVfeVB\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4iVfeVB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">-end-<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennifer Dooren \/ Jessica Taveau<br \/>Headquarters, Washington<br \/>202-358-1600<br \/><a href=\"mailto:jennifer.m.dooren@nasa.gov\">jennifer.m.dooren@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:jessica.c.taveau@nasa.gov\">jessica.c.taveau@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Share<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-bottom-2\">\n<ul class=\"social-icons social-icons-round\">\n<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?via=NASA&amp;text=NASA%20Announces%20Ka-Band%20Satellite%20Relay%20Awards%20for%20Space%20Communications&amp;%23038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fnews-release%2Fnasa-announces-ka-band-satellite-relay-awards-for-space-communications%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on X.\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fnews-release%2Fnasa-announces-ka-band-satellite-relay-awards-for-space-communications%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook.\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fnews-release%2Fnasa-announces-ka-band-satellite-relay-awards-for-space-communications%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn.\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-rss\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feed\/\" aria-label=\"Subscribe to RSS feed.\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Details<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-4\">\n<div class=\"subheading\">Last Updated<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-8\">Nov 04, 2026<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-4\">\n<div class=\"subheading\">Editor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-8\">Jessica Taveau<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-4\">\n<div class=\"subheading\">Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-8\"><a class=\"hds-location-tag-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasa-headquarters\/\"><span class=\"hds-meta-heading\">NASA Headquarters<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black \">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Related Terms<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"article-tags\">\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/space-operations\/space-communications-and-navigation-scan-program\/\">Space Communications &amp; 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