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Launch delays hamper near-term impact of GPS experimentation program
The Space Force is weighing its options for how to proceed with integrating NTS-3 technology into upcoming GPS production ...
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5 Chinese satellites practiced ‘dogfighting’ in space, Space Force says
Space Force leaders are sharpening their rhetorical swords regarding the service's need to build space warfighting chops.
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Secretive Space Force X-37B space plane snaps first selfie in orbit
That's possible, given the Falcon Heavy rocket's ability to carry payloads up into geosynchronous orbit 22,000 miles (35,000 km) above Earth. Shelong, meanwhile, is reported to have reached only ...
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US Space Force reveals 1st look at secretive X-37B space plane in orbit (photo)
the space plane is currently operating much farther from Earth. SpaceX's Falcon Heavy is capable of launching payloads into geosynchronous orbit, over 22,000 miles (35,000 km) above our planet.
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Lockheed Martin expected to launch new demonstration satellite this weekend
It could also operate in various orbits from low Earth orbit to geosynchronous. Low Earth orbit extends to 1,200 miles and geosynchronous orbit extends to 22,236 miles. The company's investment ...
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Firefly Aerospace Ready to Launch Alpha FLTA006 for Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 Spacecraft No Earlier Than March 15
It can be customized to host a variety of missions – including remote sensing, communications, imaging and radar – and operate in low, medium and geosynchronous Earth orbit. For more details on the ...