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Starshield

Government-focused satellite broadband communications service.

by SpaceX · Unveiled Dec 2022

FieldedCommunicationsSpaceContract awardDec 11, 2025
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A Starshield satellite terminal set up beside a camouflaged command post during Combined Resolve 25-1

Photo: U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas McCarty · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Army)

Milestones20222025
  1. UnveiledStarshield publicly revealed for government customers, reported
  2. FieldedResearch-fleet Starshield deployment completed, confirmed
  3. Contract awardStarshield services and hardware task order awarded, confirmed

Timeline3

  1. UnveiledReported

    Starshield publicly revealed for government customers

    Operator presentation dates the public announcement to December 2022; month precision is retained.

    SourcesUniversity-National Oceanographic Laboratory System

  2. FieldedConfirmed

    Research-fleet Starshield deployment completed

    HiSeasNet reports deployment across ARF and USAP vessels from May 2023 through August 2024; this dates completion, not first worldwide service.

    SourcesUniversity-National Oceanographic Laboratory System

  3. Contract awardConfirmed

    Starshield services and hardware task order awarded

    SSC task order FA254126FB019 under FA254125DB021; notice published June 18, 2026. No award value inferred from the notice.

    SourcesSpace Systems Command

Solid entries are confirmed, outlined reported, dashed estimated or still to come; dotted italic entries are speculative. Dates show only the precision the sources give.

Sources2

  1. 1.
    Government recordException to Fair Opportunity - Standard Starshield Services & Hardware (SBS005510)

    Space Systems Command · Jun 18, 2026 · Supports: System milestone

    “Contract Award Date: Dec 11, 2025”
  2. 2.
    ResearchHiSeasNet: Vision for the Future

    University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System · Supports: System, System milestone

    “Deployed fleet-wide May 2023 through August 2024 on ARF & USAP vessels”

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