By Andrew Jones, Published by space.com, 11 September 2023 The new satellite adds to China’s Yaogan reconnaissance constellations. China launched a new classified satellite on Sunday (Sept. 10), continuing the country’s recent rapid launch rate. A Long March 6A rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern
Press Release, #8-23National Reconnaissance Office , 10 September 2023 CHANTILLY, Va. -- The National Reconnaissance Office, in partnership with U.S. Space Force's (USSF) Space Systems Command, Space Launch Delta 45, and United Launch Alliance, successfully launched the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Atlas V551 rocket ready for launch at Cape Canaveral carrying Silent Barker payload By Sebastian Roblin, Published by Popular Mechanics, 5 September 2023 Welcome to this cutthroat game of spy vs. spy. The U.S. is growing worried about the increasing number of so-called inspector satellites launched into space by China
By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 28 August 2023 Officials talked about Tuesday’s launch of NROL-107 in a bid to “deter the adversary.” A Tuesday launch will aim to put highly secret object-tracking satellites into geosynchronous orbit, U.S. officials said in a press conference about an upcoming National Reconnaissance
Firefly’s Alpha rocket for the Space Force’s VICTUS NOX mission stands on the launchpad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. (Photo: Firefly Aerospace) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 25 August 2023 The program, called Victus Haze, builds on the on-going Space Systems Command Victus Nox mission to rapidly
The official emblem of Space Force's Space Training and Readiness Command, or STARCOM. (Image credit: U.S. Space Force) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 24 August 2023 The exercise brought together Space Force members with counterparts in the U.S. Army and Air Force. The U.S. Space Force just completed a major
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 22 August 2023 WASHINGTON — A payload adapter that is the target of a European debris cleanup mission may have itself been damaged by a debris impact. The European Space Agency said Aug. 22 that it was informed 12 days earlier by the U.S.
The patch of the 75th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron revealed at the unit's activation ceremony on Aug. 11, 2023. (Image credit: USSF/iStock/Getty Images Plus) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 16 August 2023 "We are changing the way targeting is done across the joint community when it comes to space
