SBIRS At The National Space Symposium Rounding Out Ideas At Roundtable
[SatNews] The National Space Symposium, in Colorado Springs, Colorado is the site of breaking news this week, and SatNews editors are in attendance.
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U.S.A.F. — Integrity Assured (Satellite)
[SatNews] The Space Based Infrared Systems Program completed its final major pre-launch test for the first Geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite.
Read MoreOrbital Sciences… Blow ‘Em Up Real Good (Missile)
[SatNews] Nothing truly enjoys being the target of an explosive device — save for those vehicles specifically designed to test the accuracy of missiles.
Read MoreIran… Posing A Credible Threat To The U.S. Navy (Missile)
[SatNews] Iran has demonstrated a new type of short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) based on the Fatah 110 platform, capable of hitting targets at a range of up to 250-300 km with high precision.
Read MoreU.S.A.F. + Lockheed Martin… SBIRS Success With GEO-1 Test (Satellite)
[SatNews] The U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) team has successfully completed a major space to ground interface and functional system test for the first geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite.
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman… Sensory Perception (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] The Space Tracking and Surveillance (STSS) Demonstration program satellites are ready to fully participate in Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) tests after on-orbit calibration of the acquisitions and track sensors for both spacecraft was completed Nov. 3 by prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), and infrared sensor payload provider Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN).
Read MoreLockheed Martin… Timely Tracking (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration satellites recently showed the ability of the space-based sensors to maximize defended areas through earlier tracking of missiles, thus allowing quicker launches by interceptors, known as a "force multiplier" capability.
Read MoreLockheed Martin… A Big Deal Of A FIST (Satellite)
[SatNews] The U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) team has successfully completed the Final Integrated System Test (FIST) of the first geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite.
Read MoreU.S.A.F. + Lockheed Martin… Review Success (Satellite)
[SatNews] The Space and Missile System Center's Space Based Infrared Systems Directorate and Lockheed Martin have successfully completed the system-level Critical Design Review (CDR) for the third and fourth geosynchronous (GEO) satellites under the SBIRS Follow-On Production Program (SFP).
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman… STSS Satellite Success
[SatNews] A Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration satellite built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) autonomously transferred target track data from its acquisition sensor to its tracking sensor, July 23, the first time such a capability has been executed in space for the program.
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