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Space GMTI Evolution Of U.S. Satellite Proliferation, NRO Official Says

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025

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Space GMTI Evolution Of U.S. Satellite Proliferation, NRO Official Says

U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Christopher Povak, the deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), addresses the Potomac Officers Club's Air and Space Summit in McLean, Va. on July 31 (NRO Photo)

The number of U.S. satellites in a proliferated, low Earth orbit, ground moving target indication (GMTI) constellation will hinge on revisit rates required to view targets of interest, a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) official said on Wednesday. The NRO and the U.S. Space Force are collaborating on the development of a GMTI constellation to replace the Northrop Grumman [NOC] Joint STARS aircraft, which the U.S. Air Force retired in November 2023. "I would view GMTI as an evolution of the…

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