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Viasat selects Rocket Lab to build GEO satellite for US Space Force's Protected Tactical ...
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Fusion42 · 17 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Viasat selected Rocket Lab to build a GEO satellite bus for the US Space Force’s Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global program, supporting resilient, anti-jam global communications. The contract includes satellite production, launch, operations, and sustainment over five years.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Defense Tech, and 3 sources have reported it between 17 Aug 2026 and 19 Aug 2026.
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US Space Force contracts are shifting towards smaller, agile GEO satellites using commercial designs. You build defence communications hardware or software; this opens a low-cost space infrastructure corridor to enter government programmes fast.
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3 sources · first reported 17 Aug 2026 · latest 19 Aug 2026
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