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US Space Command’s Shaw sees need for rapid, responsive launch
Lt. Gen. John Shaw said this week there’s a growing need for on-demand launch capabilities that can be leveraged to replace or augment satellites.
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Asia Pacific
Japan launches intel satellite to watch North Korea, disasters
The H2A rocket, launched by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, successfully lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan.
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Secrecy hinders info-sharing with allies, says Space Command deputy
The Pentagon’s tendency to overclassify space programs is making it harder for agencies to collaborate with international partners, a general warns.
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Pentagon strategy calls for integrated satellite comm networks
The plan features a three-phased approach, starting in fiscal 2023 with improving data standards — a step aimed at enabling better information sharing.
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SpaceX launches GPS satellite on reused NASA rocket
The launch was the first U.S. Space Force mission to rely on a rocket previously flown by another government agency.
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Space Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office eyes first launch this weekend
The mission includes three payloads from the Space Rapid Capabilities Office: two for enhanced situational awareness and one for secure communications.
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Lawmakers chart ‘middle course’ on space-based missile warning funding
Congress gave the Space Force $450 million more in fiscal 2023 for space-based missile warning and tracking. Does that mean lawmakers endorse its strategy?
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EU inaugurates first mainland satellite launch port
The new facility at Esrange Space Center near the city of Kiruna should complement the EU’s current launching capabilities in French Guiana.
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Air Force, Space Force pursue AI readiness by 2025
To get after AI readiness, the Department of the Air Force must continue investments in training and infrastructure, says the outgoing AI and data chief.
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First British-based space launch of military satellites fails
Virgin Orbit officials said Jan. 10 that an anomaly had occurred during the firing of the rocket’s second stage engine, ending the mission.
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Raytheon, Millennium get more funding for missile tracking satellites
Through the Missile Track Custody program, the service plans to launch satellites to medium Earth orbit, where space sensors can observe a larger area.
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Space Force launches experimental weather satellite
Data collected from the demonstration will inform the Space Force's future weather monitoring constellation.
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Year in review: Top stories from 2022
SpaceX foils a Russian attack, the U.S. Army awards a massive helicopter contract, the Pentagon suspends F-35 deliveries and more!
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Poland buys two spy satellites from Airbus
The deal is part of Poland’s efforts to boost its military reconnaissance capacities following Russia’s invasion of its neighbor Ukraine.
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Geospatial-intelligence agency to expand capacity amid ‘data deluge’
The added resiliency and higher bandwidth will allow the agency to share intelligence more quickly, particularly in disconnected regions.
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SES launches advanced broadband satellites as military demand grows
The network will offer more broadband capacity to meet growing demand for secure communications services in hard-to-reach locations.
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US military creates space unit in South Korea amid North Korea threats
U.S. Space Forces Korea is a subordinate of a bigger U.S. Space Force unit established within the Indo-Pacific command.
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Space Development Agency again delays inaugural satellite launch
The delay to the first mission will also impact the schedule for SDA’s second launch, which had been slated for March but will now fly in June.
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