Printed from https://fiscalreceipts.com/program/1206432SF/ — data as of July 28, 2026. Every figure is citation-backed; see the page online for per-number provenance.
Polar MILSATCOM (SPACE)
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
Insufficient trajectory data for sparkline (only FY24 available).
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $0 | $123.5M | $79.6M | $65.0M | $74.7M |
| Enacted | – | $0 | $190.2M | $112.2M | $67.2M | $73.8M |
| Request | – | – | $190.2M | $127.9M | $67.5M | $73.8M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2021 book requested $190.2M for FY2021; the PB2023 book reports $123.5M actually spent — $66.7M below the request.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Mission — EPS Recap
This program element acquires the Polar Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) system that provides protected communications (anti-jam and low probability of intercept and detection) for users in the North Polar Region. In FY 2006, the Department of Defense (DoD) began funding Enhanced Polar System (EPS). The host spacecraft and the polar communications packages took advantage of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) technology including the extended Data Rate (XDR) waveform. The EPS Capability Development Document (CDD), approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council in September 2006, is based on a two-package, hosted XDR program with operational availability in CY 2015 and CY 2017. EPS is comprised of four segments: Payload, Ground Control, Gateway, and Terminal (acquired by each Service's Terminal Program Office). Milestone B review was completed April 2, 2014. In FY 2019, the United States Air Force (USAF) and Norwegian Ministry of Defense signed the Arctic Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which enforces the international collaboration with Norway to host two EPS-Recapitalization (EPS-R) payloads on Space Norway-procured spacecraft. EPS-R developed and acquired two Extremely High Frequency (EHF) payloads that are hosted on Space Norway-procured spacecraft and to upgrade/modify the existing EPS Ground Control and Gateway. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Polar MILSATCOM weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 1206392SF and 1206398SF. This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full rate production.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (3)
Gateway Updates
Modify and upgrade the existing EPS Gateway to support the two new payloads.
Space Segment
Develop and acquire two EHF payloads, using AEHF's XDR waveform, for integration on host spacecraft.
Ground Updates
Modify and upgrade the existing EPS Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) to provide command and control and XDR mission planning capability for the two new payloads.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $74.7M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 654215: EPS Recap | $250.9M | $74.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Program Element | $250.9M | $74.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying Mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →