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STSS Demonstration Satellites Detect, Track Test Launch of an ICBM

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Monday, July 19th, 2010

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The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration program satellites, built by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon [RTN] detected and tracked an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) launched on June 16 by the U.S. Air Force, the companies said Friday. "Another reliable performance by the STSS Demonstration program satellites is an encouraging development for the nation's missile defense system," Gabe Watson, vice president of missile defense and missile warning programs for Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Systems sector, said in a statement. "The…

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