China’s satellites are dodging US eyes in space

GSSAP (Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program) By Mike Gruss, Published by Defense One, 25 September 2024 The Pentagon doesn't post location data for its secretive GSSAP satellites, but Chinese spacecraft are maneuvering to avoid their gaze. The Pentagon has long been closed-mouthed about a family of U.S. spy satellites that since 2014

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‘Sensing Has Become Ubiquitous’: Satellite Imagery in Ukraine Offers View of Future Warfare

Tu-95 bombers at Engles Air Base, Russia. Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies. By Chris Gordon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 19 September 2024 NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The proliferation of commercial satellites is changing the character of war, a panel of military experts said at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference

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U.S. defense program seeks next-generation space monitoring tools

By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 12 September 2024 The Space Security and Defense Program is doing market research on advanced space domain awareness technologies available in the 2030-2040 timeframe WASHINGTON — As the space race intensifies and geopolitical tensions rise, the Pentagon is looking for technologies to enhance

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