Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (SMDC/ARSTRAT) this week took delivery of eight four-kilogram satellites at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., for a technology demonstration to examine improved warfighter capabilities from space. The first SMDC-ONE nanosatellite will be placed into orbit in this year and the remaining seven at a later date. Each of these nanosatellites can be placed into a Low Earth Orbit to receive data files from a ground command and control center. The nanosats were designed,…
Army Receives First Nanosats Aimed At Improved Warfighter Communications
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