Bloomberg claims this is "a constellation of satellites" that would track other satellites in geostationary orbit.
Silent Barker constellation to orbit 22,000 miles above earthRisk seen from satellites that can grab, disrupt orbitsThe US Space Force is set to launch a constellation of satellites this summer to track Chinese or Russian space vehicles that can potentially disable or damage orbiting objects, the latest step in the burgeoning extra-terrestrial contest between superpowers. Dubbed “Silent Barker,” the network would be the first of its kind to complement ground-based sensors and low-earth orbit satellites, according to the Space Force and analysts. The satellites will be placed about 22,000 miles (35,400 kilometers) above the Earth and at the same speed it rotates, known as geosynchronous orbit.
Quote from: Newton_V on 06/24/2023 01:05 pmQuote from: zubenelgenubi on 06/23/2023 04:43 amLaunching before or after USSF-51?BeforePresuming ViaSat-3.2 (EMEA) is first in the launch queue. About how long will the NROL-107 launch be after the ViaSat-3.2 launch?
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 06/23/2023 04:43 amLaunching before or after USSF-51?Before
Launching before or after USSF-51?
Any new news that can be shared? We're in summer/Q3.
A presentation from the US Space Force has this launch for August 29th 2023.
Quote from: GewoonLukas_ on 07/22/2023 04:05 pmA presentation from the US Space Force has this launch for August 29th 2023.link for the full briefing?
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 06/07/2023 07:10 amBloomberg claims this is "a constellation of satellites" that would track other satellites in geostationary orbit.Subscribe-walledNew US Spy Satellites to Track Chinese, Russian Threats in Orbit, June 6, Anthony CapaccioQuoteSilent Barker constellation to orbit 22,000 miles above earthRisk seen from satellites that can grab, disrupt orbitsThe US Space Force is set to launch a constellation of satellites this summer to track Chinese or Russian space vehicles that can potentially disable or damage orbiting objects, the latest step in the burgeoning extra-terrestrial contest between superpowers. Dubbed “Silent Barker,” the network would be the first of its kind to complement ground-based sensors and low-earth orbit satellites, according to the Space Force and analysts. The satellites will be placed about 22,000 miles (35,400 kilometers) above the Earth and at the same speed it rotates, known as geosynchronous orbit.
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 06/24/2023 07:11 pmQuote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 06/07/2023 07:10 amBloomberg claims this is "a constellation of satellites" that would track other satellites in geostationary orbit.Subscribe-walledNew US Spy Satellites to Track Chinese, Russian Threats in Orbit, June 6, Anthony CapaccioQuoteSilent Barker constellation to orbit 22,000 miles above earthRisk seen from satellites that can grab, disrupt orbitsThe US Space Force is set to launch a constellation of satellites this summer to track Chinese or Russian space vehicles that can potentially disable or damage orbiting objects, the latest step in the burgeoning extra-terrestrial contest between superpowers. Dubbed “Silent Barker,” the network would be the first of its kind to complement ground-based sensors and low-earth orbit satellites, according to the Space Force and analysts. The satellites will be placed about 22,000 miles (35,400 kilometers) above the Earth and at the same speed it rotates, known as geosynchronous orbit.Is there still no version of this not behind a paywall?
Quote from: Star One on 07/23/2023 11:54 amQuote from: zubenelgenubi on 06/24/2023 07:11 pmQuote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 06/07/2023 07:10 amBloomberg claims this is "a constellation of satellites" that would track other satellites in geostationary orbit.Subscribe-walledNew US Spy Satellites to Track Chinese, Russian Threats in Orbit, June 6, Anthony CapaccioQuoteSilent Barker constellation to orbit 22,000 miles above earthRisk seen from satellites that can grab, disrupt orbitsThe US Space Force is set to launch a constellation of satellites this summer to track Chinese or Russian space vehicles that can potentially disable or damage orbiting objects, the latest step in the burgeoning extra-terrestrial contest between superpowers. Dubbed “Silent Barker,” the network would be the first of its kind to complement ground-based sensors and low-earth orbit satellites, according to the Space Force and analysts. The satellites will be placed about 22,000 miles (35,400 kilometers) above the Earth and at the same speed it rotates, known as geosynchronous orbit.Is there still no version of this not behind a paywall?https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/new-us-spy-satellites-to-track-chinese-russian-threats-in-orbit-4100546
LAUNCH UPDATE: SILENTBARKER/#NROL107 is scheduled to launch a @ulalaunch #AtlasV rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (@SLDelta45) August 29!#AboveandBeyond
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket is launching SILENTBARKER, a multi-spacecraft mission, for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and U.S. Space Force (USSF). Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
ULA is readying an #AtlasV 551 rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 29 carrying the #SILENTBARKER/#NROL107 mission, a joint @NatReconOfc and @SpaceForceDoD capability to improve space domain awareness.Read more in our blog:
SILENTBARKER/NROL-107: Atlas V stacked for national security launchAugust 2, 2023United Launch Alliance (ULA) is readying an Atlas V 551 rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 29 carrying the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission, a joint National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and U.S. Space Force (USSF) capability to improve space domain awareness. Launch preparations began July 13 when ULA technicians commenced stacking of the Atlas V rocket aboard the mobile launch platform (MLP) inside the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF), which is located adjacent to Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The first stage was brought over the road to the VIF and then hoisted vertically to stand aboard the MLP, which will carry the completed rocket to the pad for the countdown, fueling and liftoff.The first stage will consume liquid oxygen and highly refined kerosene propellant to generate 860,200 pounds (3.83 mega-Newtons) of thrust to propel the Atlas V during the initial four minutes of flight.From July 14 through July 19, five GEM 63 solid rocket boosters (SRBs) were installed on the side of the first stage. They will be ignited at liftoff to augment the main engine and provide two-thirds of the power at launch, each delivering 371,550 pounds (1.6 mega-Newtons) of thrust through the first 90 seconds of flight.The Centaur upper stage was lifted into the VIF on July 24 and connected to the first stage. The cryogenic stage's single RL10C-1-1 engine -- a new and higher performing variant of the venerable engine family -- burns liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen to produce 23,825 pounds (106 kilo-Newtons) of thrust.Testing of rocket systems and a Wet Dress Rehearsal will be completed in the coming days, leading to the encapsulated payload arriving at the VIF for integration atop the Atlas V later in August for final launch preps.The launch extends a partnership between the NRO and ULA that began with our very first mission in 2006 and now totals 33 successes. This will be ULA's 34th launch for the NRO and our second consecutive mission of the summer for the agency following NROL-68 launched on a Delta IV Heavy on June 22. The SILENTBARKER payload is designed, built and operated by the NRO in partnership with the U.S. Space Force to support national security and provide intelligence data to U.S. senior policy makers, the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense.The NRO has spent more than 60 years seeing, hearing and sensing things you can only learn from the vantage point of space. The agency is using that vantage point to help find the answers to some of the nation’s most important national security questions, providing stakeholders with the intelligence they need, when they need it.SILENTBARKER will provide the capability to search, detect and track objects from space-based sensors for timely custody and event detection. Surveillance from space augments and overcomes existing ground sensor limitations with timely 24-hour above-the-weather collection of satellite metric data only possible with a space-based sensor and then communicates its findings to satellite operators, analysts, and other mission users. This program element includes efforts related to SILENTBARKER, its integration into the broader space superiority architecture, and analysis and experimentation to ensure space-based space surveillance capabilities against the evolving threat.
ULA technicians raise the Atlas V first stage at the Vertical Integration Facility. Photo by United Launch Alliance
Centaur is hoisted atop the Atlas V first stage. Photo by United Launch Alliance
🦊🚀🌙The leaping fox portrays the agility and clever intelligence that gives us an edge over adversaries, while the waxing crescent moon represents our ongoing work in a dynamic space domain.You’ll see both NRO and USSF to represent this joint mission!
ULA's Atlas V rocket is on the launch pad today for a wet dress rehearsal ahead of a launch Aug. 29 with the NRO/USSF Silentbarker mission. This is the first time an Atlas V has been on the pad at Cape Canaveral in 10 months.
Apologies if this has already been said, but it's been a while since multiple payload delays have affected ULA launch cadence so seriously. Over 10 years? Worst ever for the company?
