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PTS-RP [Northrop Grumman]
PTS-RP (Protected Tactical Satcom - Rapid Prototype) is a planned satellite to demonstrate Northrop Grumman's Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype (PTS-RP) payload as a precursor to the Protected Tactical SATCOM Resilient (PTS-R) satellites.
The PTS-RP design features automated anti-jam capabilities, including jammer geolocation, real-time adaptive nulling, frequency hopping and other techniques, harnessing the power of the U.S. militarys Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) to ensure the warfighter can stay connected in a contested environment.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Communications |
| Operator: | USSF |
| Contractors: | Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Eagle-Bus ESPA (ESPAStar-HP) |
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| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
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| Orbit: | Geostationary |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| PTS-RP | - | 2026 | CC SLC-41 | Vulcan Centaur VCxx |
Launch Sites:
- CC = Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Further IDCSP / DSCS / WGS missions:
