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More Satellites Allowing NRO To Transition From Demonstrations To Operations Of Space-Based Moving Target Indication

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, October 3rd, 2024

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More Satellites Allowing NRO To Transition From Demonstrations To Operations Of Space-Based Moving Target Indication

Christopher Scolese, director of the National Reconnaissance Office. Photo: NRO

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has been using prototype satellites to demonstrate space-based capabilities for being able to detect and track ground-based moving targets and is ready to begin shifting to operating with this capability given the many satellites that it has launched in the past year, the agency’s top official said on Thursday. The prototype satellites have enabled NRO to understand what they are capable of and to participate in exercises to test these capabilities, Christopher Scolese said during…

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