The Journal of Space Commerce

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Astranis Awarded New Contract for US Government Mission

Demo Will Establish a Secure Communications Link Between Remote Locations in the United States Using Arcturus Satellite

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Tom Patton
Aug 29, 2023
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An Astranis MicroGEO satellite providing a secure communications link

A contract has been signed between Astranis and a national security space community partner to demonstrate secure end-to-end communications using the Arcturus satellite.

"This will be the next tech demonstration performed using the Astranis Arcturus satellite, but it isn’t the first, an…

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