The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration program satellites, built by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon [RTN], detected the test launch of a Minuteman III ICBM on Sept. 17 and tracked it through the boost and post-boost phases for the first time, the companies said recently. The single reentry test vehicle from the missile traveled approximately 5,300 miles to a pre-determined point about 200 miles southwest of Guam, according to the Air Force. The missile defense satellites transmitted tracking…
STSS Demo Satellites Detect, Track ICBM Test Launch
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