A L.A. Times report concluded that the Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1) had failed to achieve its original goals.
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Category: Space
Russian to launch next-generation missile warning satellite in second half of 2015
Russian Defense Ministry announced it will launch the first of a new series of missile early warning satellite in the second half of this year.
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X-37B heading to space on May 6
The U.S. Air Force will launch the Boeing X-37B into space from Cape Canaveral on May 6.
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Image: United Launch Alliance
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Chinese ASAT test last year failed to hit its target
At a press briefing, Adm. Cecil Haney, who heads the U.S. Strategic Command, said a Chinese Anti-Satellite (ASAT) in July last year failed to hit its target.
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New rail-guided satellite launch system to debut in October
A new rail-guided satellite launch system for the Pentagon’s Operationally Responsive Space office will lift off into space from Hawaii this October.
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