Quote from: Gen. William Shelton... to prevent a gap in surveillance on activities in the geosynchronous belt...Ahh, a gap, of course, we are back in the time of gaps.So, my thought was, when will Dr. Strangelove turn up to start a race, but then....Quote from: sheldonAs other nations show their commitment in investing in systems capable of harming our satellites, we are committed to investing in space surveillance assets like GSSAP that will directly enable safe operations, protect our spacecraft,...So racing is already done.Of course it makes we wonder how good such a spacecraft can be used for target acquisition and tracking. I mean, purely for the sake of target acquisition and tracking, nothing more to come.
... to prevent a gap in surveillance on activities in the geosynchronous belt...
As other nations show their commitment in investing in systems capable of harming our satellites, we are committed to investing in space surveillance assets like GSSAP that will directly enable safe operations, protect our spacecraft,...
Of course it makes we wonder how good such a spacecraft can be used for target acquisition and tracking. I mean, purely for the sake of target acquisition and tracking, nothing more to come.
This is the fourth competition under the current Phase 1A EELV procurement where there has been more than one competitor for national security space missions.
The AFSPC-8 mission has two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites, known as GSSAP 5 and 6. AFSPC-8 would launch in 2020 into a geosynchronous orbit.
This seems appropriate to this thread.QuoteThis is the fourth competition under the current Phase 1A EELV procurement where there has been more than one competitor for national security space missions.QuoteThe AFSPC-8 mission has two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites, known as GSSAP 5 and 6. AFSPC-8 would launch in 2020 into a geosynchronous orbit.http://spacenews.com/air-force-awards-big-launch-contracts-to-spacex-and-ula/
2020June - AFSPC-8: GSSAP 5, GSSAP 6 - Atlas V 401 (AV-085) - Canaveral SLC-41
Quote from: Star One on 03/15/2018 05:07 pmThis seems appropriate to this thread.QuoteThis is the fourth competition under the current Phase 1A EELV procurement where there has been more than one competitor for national security space missions.QuoteThe AFSPC-8 mission has two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites, known as GSSAP 5 and 6. AFSPC-8 would launch in 2020 into a geosynchronous orbit.http://spacenews.com/air-force-awards-big-launch-contracts-to-spacex-and-ula/To be exact: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=8184.msg1799283#msg1799283Quote2020June - AFSPC-8: GSSAP 5, GSSAP 6 - Atlas V 401 (AV-085) - Canaveral SLC-41