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DARPA Orders 6 More Satellites For Blackjack Program

February 25 2021

USA

Raytheon subsidiary Blue Canyon Technologies, Boulder, Colo., has been awarded a contract option to build additional satellites for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), reports Space News.

The $26.5 million option covers the manufacture of six satellites for DARPA’s Blackjack program, a company spokesman said.

The satellite, a custom version of Blue Canyon's 330-pound (150-kg) X-SAT commercial bus, includes advanced electric propulsion; a power system; command and...

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