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Space

Vice Chief of U.S. Space Force Predicts More Than 10,000 Satellites on Orbit in Near Term

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

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Vice Chief of U.S. Space Force Predicts More Than 10,000 Satellites on Orbit in Near Term

SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 4 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. (Space X Photo)

The U.S. Space Force views space situational awareness as a key priority going forward and with good reason, apparently, as Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David D. Thompson said on Feb. 9 that he expects more than 10,000 satellites on orbit in the near term. "For years we've been using the tagline that space is 'congested, contested and competitive, and I would say that probably more so than at any time in the past, that tagline applies," he told…

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