{"id":28672,"date":"2020-04-13T14:59:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T14:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/13\/space-force-picks-launch-provider-for-44-technology-demonstration-satellites\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:05:39","slug":"space-force-picks-launch-provider-for-44-technology-demonstration-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2020\/04\/13\/space-force-picks-launch-provider-for-44-technology-demonstration-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force picks launch provider for 44 technology demonstration satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VOX Space will launch 44 technology demonstrator satellites into orbit for the U.S. Space Force, the Space and Missile Systems Center announced April 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the $35 million task order, VOX Space, a wholly owned subsidiary of Virgin Orbit, will provide launch services for Space Test Program-S28 (STP-S28), an effort to put demonstrator satellites on orbit to test and develop new space situational awareness and communications technologies for the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VOX Space will launch the 44 small satellites into low earth orbit using three of their LauncherOne rockets. Unlike traditional launches where the rockets start from a vertical position on a pad, the LauncherOne rockets are launched in midair from a Boeing 747 aircraft. The first launch is tentatively slated for October 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2019\/11\/19\/blue-origin-wins-protest-against-air-force-procurement-plan\/\" target=_blank>four companies are battling for five years of contracts under the National Security Space Launch<\/a> effort, which will place the country\u2019s large exquisite satellites on orbit, the U.S. military and the intelligence community have looked to exploit the growing commercial small launch market under new contracting mechanisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For instance, the National Reconnaissance Office has begun using its new \u201crapid acquisition of a small rocket\u201d contract vehicle in 2020, successfully<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2020\/01\/23\/the-us-will-launch-its-next-spy-satellite-from-new-zealand\/\" target=_blank> launching its first payload under that program with Rocket Lab<\/a> in January. A second planned launch with Rocket Lab slated for March was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2020\/04\/07\/the-launch-of-three-us-spy-satellites-is-on-pause-due-to-covid-19\/\" target=_blank>delayed due to the COVID-19 situation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VOX Space award is the first task order under Orbital Services Program-4 \u2014 an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract awarded to eight companies by the Space and Missile Systems Center in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OSP-4 is a follow-on to OSP-3, which expired in November. Like it\u2019s predecessor, OSP-4 is the Defense Department\u2019s effort to leverage the growing commercial small launch market to put government payloads on orbit. The program enables the launch of payloads greater than 400 pounds to any orbit within 12-24 months after a task order is awarded. Last year, the Air Force said it expected to use OSP-4 to launch 20 missions over a nine-year period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe competitive award of the STP-S28 task order is a prime example of the flexible and responsive contracting processes the Launch Enterprise is using to deliver resilient and affordable space capabilities to our Nation,\u201d said Col. Rob Bongiovi, director of SMC\u2019s Launch Enterprise Systems Directorate. \u201cIn today\u2019s contested space domain, contracts must be flexible and responsive to meet the challenges facing the warfighter. 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