Space Force Awards Viasat $450 Million Contract for Space Data Network Control Center
The United States Space Force's Space Systems Command has awarded Viasat a competitive Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $450 million. This contract is for the establishment of a mission operations center for the Space Data Network Backbone. Viasat has received an initial task order of $115 million to design, field, and scale this critical center. The new center will serve as the central integration hub for orchestrating mission systems across multiple constellations and providers, bringing together mission integration, network operations, and data transport management within a multi-vendor architecture. The Space Data Network itself is envisioned as a multi-orbit constellation that will combine military-owned and commercial payloads from various companies. Its purpose is to facilitate data movement and tactical communications for the joint force, supporting systems like Golden Dome that rely on digital connectivity.
