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STSS demo satellite successful in first handover of track data

Submit on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 22:55

A Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration satellite built by Northrop Grumman and Raytheon autonomously transferred target track data from its acquisition sensor to its tracking sensor last July, the first time such a capability has been executed in space for the programme.

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