Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp said on Monday it had won a contract to build and deploy a low-Earth orbit constellation of 14 satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency. The satellites are part of the agency’s plan to build the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer for detecting, identifying, and track hypersonic weapons and other advanced…
Northrop Wins Space Development Agency’s Contract to Build 14 Satellite
US Building Satellites to Track Hypersonic Missiles
July 19, 2022
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The United States is building a new satellite system to track hypersonic weapons following repeated demonstrations of such weapons by China and Russia. The Pentagon announced two contracts on July 18, worth a combined $1.3 billion, to develop an advanced satellite system expected to be in orbit beginning April 2025. The Space Development Agency (SDA)…
Chinese Researchers Reportedly View Elon Musk’s Starlink as a Military Threat
June 4, 2022
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Chinese military researchers reportedly view the SpaceX-operated Starlink satellite internet system as a national security threat while suggesting Beijing needs to have the ability to destroy it. An expert suggests that the PLA has no capability to defeat Starlink. A Beijing-affiliated military TV program, “Crazy Warfare Show,” recently published an article analyzing the progress of…
SpaceX Launches 53 Satellites Into Orbit
SpaceX launch another round of Starlink satellites into orbit Wednesday. Fifty-three Starlink internet satellites were released into orbit on this mission. This is the third Starlink mission launch in the past five days. Starlink satellites enable video calls, online gaming, streaming, and other high data rate activities. …
Pentagon Seeks to ‘Reduce Uncertainty’ in Norms for Space Amid Increased Aggression by China, Russia
The Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking to establish more secure norms and behaviors in outer space amid increased aggression by China and Russia, according to one Pentagon official. “Developing a shared understanding among states of what constitutes safe and responsible space activities benefits all space operators, including DoD,” said John Hill, deputy assistant secretary…
Western Australian Government Injects $6.5 million into State’s Space Program
April 8, 2022
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The Western Australian (WA) government has committed $6.5 million (US$4.9 million) in the upcoming State Budget to further develop the state’s ambitious space program. WA Science Minister Roger Cook said in a release on Thursday that as part of “Diversify WA”, the McGowan government’s economic development framework, space is one of the nine sectors targeted….
‘We Must Act Now’ to Defend Space Capabilities: US Space Force Commander
April 7, 2022
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Leaders from the military community briefed Congress on April 6 that China and Russia were seeking to Usurp the United States’ strategic advantage by disrupting its space-based infrastructure. New, more resilient satellite systems, they said, were in the works. “Our adversaries are committed to disrupting our strategic advantage in space during crisis and in conflict,”…
China Developing Comprehensive Arsenal of ‘Space and Counterspace Capabilities’: Expert
Western nations are responding to the growing threat of space-based warfare from China and Russia, according to one expert, but much work remains to be done to mitigate risks to vital infrastructure. “We recognize that space is a critical domain for military operations, it’s an operational environment,” said Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the…
SpaceX Satellites Falling out of Orbit After Solar Storm
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Spacex’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are on the verge of doing so, the company said in an online update Tuesday night….
SpaceX Launches 49 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit
SpaceX has launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the next batch of 49 Starlink satellites for the company’s internet satellite constellation system from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday. The booster supporting this mission previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, and IXPE. Starlink is a satellite-based global internet system that…
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