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Status. Active since 2019; 5 years ago. ( 2019) Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American aerospace company SpaceX, [3] providing coverage to 102 countries. It also aims to provide global mobile broadband.
List of USA satellites. This is a list of satellites and spacecraft which have been given USA designations by the United States Air Force. These designations have been applied to most United States military satellites since 1984, and replaced the earlier OPS designation. As of June 2022, USA designations have been assigned to 331 space satellites.
SpaceX also designs and launches custom military satellites for the Space Development Agency as part of a new missile defense system in low Earth orbit. [264] The constellation would give the United States capabilities to sense, target and potentially intercept nuclear missiles and hypersonic weapons launched from anywhere on Earth. [265]
May 22, 2024 at 6:59 PM. By Joey Roulette. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX on Wednesday launched an inaugural batch of operational spy satellites it built as part of a new U.S. intelligence network ...
The United States Space Surveillance Network (SSN) detects, tracks, catalogs and identifies artificial objects orbiting Earth, e.g. active/inactive satellites, spent rocket bodies, or fragmentation debris. The system is the responsibility of United States Space Command and operated by the United States Space Force and its functions are:
“The satellites can appear as a string of pearls or a ‘train’ of bright lights moving across the night sky,” according to Space.com. “Starlink satellites are easier to see a day or two ...
[25] [26] This contract with the US Space Force plans to provide customized satellite communications for the military. [27] This is under the Space Force's new "Proliferated Low Earth Orbit" program for LEO satellites, where Space Force will allocate up to $900 million worth of contracts over the next 10 years.
Maiden launch. 22 February 2018. ( 2018-02-22) Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX [ 5][ 6] providing satellite Internet access to most of the Earth. [ 7][ 8] Starshield is a classified derivative of Starlink designed to be operated for and can host payloads for military or government purposes.