Tag: U.S. Space Command
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Space Force Plans Fall Prototype to Fuse Commercial and Military Orbital Tracking Data
The U.S. Space Force plans to launch a prototype software environment later this fall that will automate the integration of commercial and military space-tracking data. Led by Mission Delta 2, the effort is intended to provide faster indications of new satellite deployments, debris clouds and potentially threatening activity without disrupting the service’s high-accuracy collision-avoidance systems.…
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U.S. Space Command Conducts First Multi-Orbit Dynamic Satellite Maneuver Exercise
U.S. Space Command has completed its first exercise dedicated to dynamically maneuvering operational spacecraft across low Earth orbit, medium Earth orbit and geosynchronous orbit, testing how military satellites in multiple orbital regimes could be repositioned as part of a coordinated operation. The exercise used actual spacecraft rather than relying solely on simulations. U.S. Space Command…
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U.S. Space Command Names Grisham to Lead Headquarters Transition to Redstone Arsenal
U.S. Space Command has appointed Maj. Gen. Terry L. Grisham to lead its headquarters transition team as the command prepares to establish its permanent home at Redstone Arsenal, Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting said. Grisham, an Alabama native with nearly four decades of military and civilian service, will serve as transition team director and head the…