Pentagon’s POET in space wraps orbital data fusion demo

Pentagon’s POET in space wraps orbital data fusion demo
Pentagon’s POET in space wraps orbital data fusion demo

On-board, or “edge,” processing is key to SDA’s plans to develop a satellite network that can gather data from multiple sensors on the ground, at sea and in space to provide operators with precise, near-real-time targeting information.

Loft Orbital’s ‘Rideshare’ Sats: Take An Uber To Space

Loft Orbital’s ‘Rideshare’ Sats: Take An Uber To Space
Loft Orbital’s ‘Rideshare’ Sats: Take An Uber To Space

Loft’s two satellites are carrying payloads for a Space Development Agency demo, the UAE Space Agency and European commercial satcom firm Eutelsat, among others.

SDA Demos Spotlight Tech Hurdles To JADC2 Backbone

SDA Demos Spotlight Tech Hurdles To JADC2 Backbone
SDA Demos Spotlight Tech Hurdles To JADC2 Backbone

Two of the experiments, each involving two satellites, are focused on laser links: one between satellites themselves; the other from satellites to a MQ-9 Reaper drone on the ground.