LeoLabs announced plans June 13 to build a new type of radar under a $1.245 million AFWERX contract.

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Albedo announced plans June 12 to send its first phone-booth-size satellite into very low Earth orbit early next year.

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Redwire Space is doubling down on interest in the emerging market for very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellites by offering a second spacecraft platform from its European subsidiary.

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Redwire is designing SabreSat for government intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

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As space gets more crowded, very low Earth orbit (VLEO) will be a critical domain for military Earth observation.

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Chinese space and defense contractor CASIC says it will begin building a constellation of 300 satellites in very-low Earth orbit late this year.

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Chinese startup Galactic Energy sent two satellites into orbit early Saturday with the company’s sixth consecutive successful launch.

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A major Chinese state-owned defense contractor is preparing to launch the first satellite for a very low Earth orbit constellation.

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EOI Space, the Earth-observation startup formerly known as Earth Observant, attracted its first major customer for ultra-high-resolution imagery drawn from a constellation of satellites destined for very low Earth orbit.

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Raytheon vice president Brad Tousley said there is growing interest from national security agencies in space missions in very low Earth orbit

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Earth observation startup Albedo was granted a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration license to sell commercial optical imagery with a resolution of 10 centimeters per pixel.

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Why all the interest in VLEO? Satellite costs often rise with their altitude.

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