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The Space Systems Command (SSC) in El Segundo awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract on April 7, 2026, for space-based space domain awareness capability. The 14-company pool includes Anduril, Astranis, BAE Systems Space, General Atomics, Intuitive Machines, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Millennium Space Systems, Northrop Grumman, Quantum Space, Redwire, Sierra Space, True Anomaly, and Turion Space. The IDIQ ceiling and individual task order values were not disclosed. The procurement was competitive with 32 offers received. This represents a significant commercial-first approach to orbital domain awareness infrastructure.

Sierra Space raised $550M in Series C equity on March 5, 2026, led by LuminArx Capital Management with participation from General Atlantic, Coatue, Moore Strategic Ventures, and Andalusian Private Capital, valuing the company at $8 billion post-money. The round arrives as Sierra Space executes a $740M SDA Tranche 2 contract (18 missile-warning satellites, three months ahead of schedule) and a classified $450M national security award. CEO Dan Jablonsky, who replaced founder Fatih Ozmen in February 2026, is tasked with transitioning the company from development-heavy to high-rate manufacturing. Dream Chaser demo flight is now targeted for late 2026 as a free-flight uncrewed demonstration rather than ISS resupply.

CesiumAstro secured $470M in growth capital on February 2, 2026: $270M equity led by Trousdale Ventures with Woven Capital, Airbus Ventures, the Development Bank of Japan, MESH, EDBI, and NewSpace Capital; plus a first-of-its-kind $200M EXIM/JPMorgan financing package under the "Make More in America" initiative. The capital funds a new 270,000 sq ft Texas headquarters, expanded manufacturing of software-defined active phased array payloads, and eight contracted SpaceX rideshare launches for on-orbit validation. Total equity raised stands at ~$440M; the EXIM tranche is non-dilutive.

Antaris announced a new contract with the Space Development Agency to expand digital FlatSat development for SDA space vehicles using TrueTwin technology. Building on an initial 2024 SDA contract, the expanded program supports Antaris' Full Mission Virtualization push — enabling operators to test satellite software in a virtual environment before deployment, eliminating the need for costly physical hardware FlatSats.