The fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-5) satellite built by Lockheed Martin has been operationally accepted by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) less than a year after being launched into orbit. The early missile warning satellite is a “Go-Fast” success story, completing all on-orbit testing with accelerated analysis, resulting in a […]
Planetary Defense
NASA’s Next-Generation Asteroid Impact Monitoring System Goes Online
This diagram shows the orbits of 2,200 potentially hazardous objects as calculated by JPL’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Highlighted is the orbit of the double asteroid Didymos, the target of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) mission. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech The new system improves the capabilities of NASA JPL’s Center for Near Earth […]