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Surveillance

Target of European debris removal mission hit by other debris

August 22, 2023
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| Accidents, Space Debris, Surveillance

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.

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U.S. deactivates GSSAP surveillance satellite, two new ones in the works

August 15, 2023
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| Satellites, Surveillance

By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 15 August 2023 The deactivated satellite — launched to orbit in 2014 — was part of the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program WASHINGTON — A geosynchronous surveillance satellite operated by the U.S. Space Force reached the end of its lifespan and was recently taken

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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)

US Space Force creates 1st unit dedicated to targeting adversary satellites

August 14, 2023
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| ASATs, Space Force, Surveillance

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, 14 August 2023 "We are changing the way targeting is done across the joint community when it comes to

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The next big space business: satellite pictures of other satellites

August 14, 2023
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| ASATs, Dual Use, Satellites, Surveillance

By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 14 August 2023 As space debris proliferates and new weapons appear, a new market is rising to document it all. Satellite images, long used by militaries to track developments on Earth, are increasingly being used to keep tabs on the proliferating objects in

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Get serious about data, US intelligence leaders tell agencies

July 18, 2023
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By Laurn C. Williams, Published by Defense One, 18 July 2023 ODNI’s new three-year plan aims to turn data-gathering from afterthought to key asset. It’s time to get serious about data—how it’s collected, curated, and capitalized upon by humans and machines—lest the country lose its intelligence edge, the Office of

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Intel leaders, White House argue for keeping digital spy powers

July 14, 2023
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By Lauren C. Williams, Published by Defense One, 14 July 2023 Agencies have less than six months to convince a divided Congress to re-up an expiring warrantless surveillance authority. The controversial law used to digitally spy on foreigners in other countries is widely misunderstood, according to lawmakers and others who want

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Space Command wants ‘sustained’ satellite maneuverability by 2028

July 6, 2023
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| Maneuverability, Satellites, Space Command, Surveillance

By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 6 July 2023 A top U.S. space official says his command is constrained by current satellites’ fuel capacity. U.S. Space Command wants some of its satellites to be able to maneuver for extended periods in space by 2028, according to a top general. 

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Startup iRocket wins Space Force contract to demonstrate rocket engine

June 28, 2023
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| Rockets, Space Force, Surveillance

iRocket conducted a test of its booster rocket engine under a 2020 Air Force contract. Credit: iRocket By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 28 June 2023 The $1.8 million agreement with the U.S. Space Systems Command is a Tactical Funding Increase, or TACFI WASHINGTON — Innovative Rocket Technologies, known as

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