# Next-Gen OPIR GEO

**R-2A activity** of project 657120 — Next-Gen OPIR Space GEO  
**Program element:** 1206443SF — Next-Gen OPIR Space GEO  
**Component:** U.S. Space Force · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206443SF/657120/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206443SF

## Summary

This activity requests $485.7M in FY2027, 100% of project 657120, up 15% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** FY 2027 funds are required to ensure the successful transition of Space Vehicle (SV)#1 to operational status and preserves the 2027 Initial Launch Capability for SV#2. This includes completing on-orbit testing of SV#1 and maintaining interim contractor operations support throughout the operational acceptance phase; supporting the necessary space-to-ground integration activities; continuation of build and integration efforts for SV#2, encompassing vital processes such as completion of environmental Thermal-Vacuum testing, Acoustic testing and Space Vehicle Final test. Continue integrating the ground system's mission data processing, command and control, and overall integration to support SV#2's operations and the program's ultimate transition to Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE). Rapidly respond to implement system resiliency and situational awareness necessary to operate in the contested space domain. Activities may include, but are not limited to, program office support, studies, technical analysis, experimentation, risk reduction, prototyping, and activities that may leverage commercial, U.S. Government partnership, and international opportunities to respond to existing and emerging adversarial threats with speed and agility.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 increased by $63.530 million from FY 2026 due to SV#2 environmental Thermal-Vacuum testing, Acoustic testing, Space Vehicle Final testing, and final integration testing. Funds are required to ensure SV#2 meets its 2027 launch date.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** FY 2026 funds are required to execute launch & on-orbit testing and interim contractor operations support for Space Vehicle (SV)#1, preserve 2027 initial launch capability (ILC) for SV#2, perform space/ground integration activities, and continue build and integration activities for SV#2. Continue executing ground system mission data processing, command and control, and integration development to support SV#1 and SV#2. Conduct system level assembly and test for SV#2, including space-to-ground testing to enable discovery and correction of defects critical to launch. Conduct SV#2 space vehicle baseline test, electromagnetic interference test and acoustic test. Rapidly respond to implement system resiliency and situational awareness necessary to operate in the contested space domain. Activities may include, but are not limited to, program office support, studies, technical analysis, experimentation, risk reduction, prototyping, and activities that may leverage commercial, U.S. Government partnership, and international opportunities to respond to existing and emerging adversarial threats with speed and agility.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 458.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 422.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 485.7 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 1206443SF project 657120 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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