Pictured is the containerized Lockheed Martin Global Positioning Satellite IIIA, Space Vehicle 08, before its loading onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Apr. 1 for a trip from Buckley Space Force Base, Colo. to Florida for an upcoming launch (U.S. Space Force Photo)
By Frank Wolfe |
2 seconds ago |
05/28/2025

China’s development of “high ground” space systems, including anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons, that can reach geosynchronous orbit 23,000 miles above Earth is a concern for the U.S. Space Force (USSF).

“The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency…

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