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North Korea claims it successfully put spy satellite into orbit
North Korea claimed Wednesday to have successfully placed a spy satellite into orbit with its third launch attempt this year.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has launched a military satellite
On its official website, the Guard said the satellite successfully reached an orbit of 425 kilometers (264 miles) above the Earth's surface.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
America’s adversaries keep investing in weapons to take out satellites
America’s four greatest adversaries are investing in systems that can take out satellites on orbit, including funding laser systems, nuclear power and satellites that shadow American space vehicles.
By Aaron Mehta
The Space Force will need space intelligence
As the Space Force stands up, the nascent service will need to focus on building out its space intelligence core, says the Space Force vice commander.
By Nathan Strout
The Space Force is adding this new satellite to its first launch
Capable of gathering range data on other objects in space using lasers, TDO-2 will contribute to the Space Force space domain awareness.
By Nathan Strout
Air Force, SpaceX to test Starlink capabilities in upcoming live-fire demonstration
The April 8 event will be the next iteration of the military’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) exercises, taking place at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The demonstration will test the military's interoperability with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellations.
By Dylan Gresik
Iran again fails to put satellite into orbit amid US worries
An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, state television reported, the latest setback for a program the U.S. claims helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Iran, photos suggest a US-criticized satellite launch looms
Iranian officials and satellite images suggest the Islamic Republic is preparing to a launch a satellite into space after three major failures last year, the latest for a program which the U.S. claims helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Space Development Agency on track to become part of Space Force in 2022, director says
The transfer to the Space Force will occur just after it launches its first satellites.
By Valerie Insinna
China attacks US Space Force as threat to peace
Rising space power China on Monday attacked the newly created U.S. Space Force as a “direct threat to outer space peace and security.”
How will the Air Force get the weather data it needs from space?
The Air Force is ditching its plans for a free flyer space vehicle for weather data and has submitted an informal plan to move to a proliferated low earth orbit constellation.
By Nathan Strout