Tag: Missile Tracking
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Space Force Clears Critical Design Review for 10 BAE Systems MEO Missile-Tracking Satellites
The U.S. Space Force has completed the critical design review for the first two orbital planes of its Epoch 2 medium Earth orbit missile-warning and tracking constellation, Space Systems Command announced Sept. 8. The review covers 10 satellites being developed with BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems and clears the program to begin spacecraft assembly,…
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SpaceX Wins $739 Million in U.S. Military Launch Contracts for Missile Tracking Missions
SpaceX has secured $739 million in new U.S. military launch contracts to support missile warning and tracking missions, reinforcing the company’s role in America’s national security space architecture. The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Friday that the contracts were awarded under National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 task…