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Space Force Deactivates One Space Surveillance Satellite, Sets Plans for Two More

Aug. 17, 2023 | By Greg Hadley
The Space Force declared “mission complete” for one of its space surveillance satellites and took it off operational status last month, ahead of another satellite joining the constellation next year. The Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program provides the Space Force with the ability to track and ...

Northrop Gets Billions to Develop Next-Gen OPIR Polar Satellites

May 19, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
Northrop Grumman on May 18 won a contract worth up to $2.4 billion to supply two polar orbit satellites that are part of the next generation of missile warning systems. Phase one development work will run through the end of 2025, and another contract that ...

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