$39 billion to go: In 1st big commitment after $41B military space budget, German Bundeswehr contracts $2B to Rheinmetall Iceye JV for radar capacity

by Peter B. de Selding

UPDATE April 2: Rheinmetall Iceye Space Solutions on April 1 informed the International Telecommunication Union  (ITU) that its radar satellite network would comprise 190 satellites to be released into a 650-km orbit and deployed to four orbital planes. The satellites' orbits will degrade over time to a minimum of 350 km.

LA PLATA, Maryland — The newly formed Rheinmetall Iceye Space Solutions joint venture will build several dozen radar satellites for the German defense procurement agency, BAAINBw in a contract valued at 1.7 billion euros ($2 billion) between . . .

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