Pentagon begins deploying new satellite network to link sensors with shooters
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- #Satellite Launch
- #Space Development Agency
- #Missile Defense
- 21 satellites launched for Pentagon's Golden Dome missile-defense shield.
- Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
- Satellites to reach final orbit at 600 miles altitude.
- 133 more satellites planned for launch in the next nine months.
- Space Development Agency (SDA) established during the Trump administration.
- Focus on beyond line of sight targeting and missile tracking.
- Shift from Cold War-era geosynchronous satellites to new architecture.