What Happened
Five-Year Deal Covers Global Commercial Satellite Services
The Space Systems Command’s commercial space office has awarded Viasat a $307 million contract to provide satellite communications services for the U.S. Marine Corps. The five-year contract, known as MECS2, covers multi-orbit, multi-band commercial satellite services worldwide. Viasat is retaining the work after winning a recompete for the contract, which includes transponded bandwidth capacity and end-to-end managed services. The contract was reported by SpaceNews.