Satellites Track Two-Stage Interceptor In Missile Defense Test

Published on July 15, 2010 by Space News From SpaceDaily.Com   ·   No Comments Vandenberg Air Force Base CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2010
The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration satellites, built by Northrop Grumman Corporation and Raytheon Company, successfully detected and tracked a two-stage Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) during a U.S. Missile Defense Agency flight test on June 6, 2010. Tracking data generated by the satellite sensors were transmitted to the Missile Defense Integration and Operatio

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