Space Force to loft 2 new ‘neighborhood watch’ sats, as leader frets launch funds
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond said should a year-long continuing resolution come to pass, the disruption for sat launches would "ripple" for years.
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond said should a year-long continuing resolution come to pass, the disruption for sat launches would "ripple" for years.
"DoD is a customer like any other, with a future need for servicing its own satellites to extend mission life," says Astroscale US President Ron Lopez.
US GSSAP satellites moved to within 10 kilometers of five Russian GEO-based satellites between 2016 and 2018, new Russian space observation data shows.
"I think the most important bits are ... about the recent Russian RPOs likely being an SSA/intelligence program and possibly supporting the new Burevestnik co-orbital program," said Brian Weeden, technical advisor to the Secure World Foundation.