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U.S. Space Force Wants More Sensors to Track Orbital Debris

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U.S. Space Force Wants More Sensors to Track Orbital Debris
An artist's rendering shows two Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites orbiting Earth. The GSSAP ground system completed an upgrade in December, 2019 and exited an operational acceptance trial period on February 12 last year. (U.S. Air Force Graphic)

Russia's test this month of a direct ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) weapon--a collision that generated more than 1,500 pieces of trackable debris, has the U.S. Space Force (USSF) wanting more tools, including sensors, to track the debris. The Nov. 15 test of the Russian DA-ASAT weapon against one of that nation’s defunct satellites also created hundreds of thousands of smaller debris pieces, U.S. officials said (Defense Daily, Nov. 15). "I can't tell you how important it is to rapidly characterize debris,"…

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