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SSTS Sensor Payload Delivered

March 15, 2006 :: The Missile Defense Agency :: News

The Missile Defense Agency has recently announced the delivery of the first Block 2006 sensor payload for the Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Program. Once deployed, STSS satellites will provide global coverage of ballistic missile launches, and will be capable of tracking missile and warheads through all phases of flight. The STSS payload sensor suite, consisting of an acquisition sensor and a track sensor, is capable of detecting visible and infrared light. Two STSS research and development satellites will launch into low earth orbit in 2007 on a single Delta II launch vehicle, and will demonstrate the key functions of a space-based sensor. The STSS payload was built by Raytheon and delivered to the STSS prime contractor Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach, California. (Article)

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