Mitsubishi Heavy Industries successfully launched the 46th H2A rocket on Jan. 26 carrying a Japanese radar spy satellite into space.
Category: Space
Japan plans 50 satellites constellation for hypersonic missile early warning network
Several sources have confirmed that Japan plans to place a small satellite constellation in low Earth orbit to track next-generation hypersonic missiles, the Ashahi Shimbun reports.
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X-37B lands after 908 days in space
The X-37B has landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on Nov. 12 after spending 908 days in space.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Adam Shanks
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Rocket Lab’s and USTRANSCOM will explore delivering cargo from space
The U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has entered into an agreement with Rocket Lab for a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to explore sending cargo across the globe via space.
Graphic: Rocket Lab
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History of the Defense Support Program Satellites
Dwayne A. Day looks at the origins and evolution of the U.S. Defense Support Program Satellites, an early warning space constellation tasked with detecting missile launches.
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