The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) has instructed Raytheon Technologies to develop a constellation of low-orbit satellites to track missile launches. This is specified Message companies.
The contract, with a total value of US$250 million, provides support for the design, development and delivery of seven devices, as well as their launch into orbit and the creation of ground control infrastructure.
It was noted that the grouping is the fifth layer of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) missile launch detection system being created by SDA.
The company states that the satellites will be built on Blue Canyon’s existing Saturn microsatellite platforms to accelerate constellation formation. Each vehicle will be equipped with a wide-area Raytheon infrared sensor and a SEAKR Engineering electronics load.
Previously reportedThat the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Space Development Agency (SDA) began to create elements of a hypersonic missile defense system designed against Russian and Chinese hypersonic missiles, including Zircon.
Elements include several levels of satellite constellations and various interceptor programs to monitor missile launches (PWSA), according to the report.
The main difficulty in detecting hypersonic warheads compared to conventional ballistic missiles is low flight altitudes. As a result, the radar detects them too late to engage in response. In addition, the maneuvering of hypersonic units makes their flight path unpredictable for interceptors.
Source: Gazeta
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