All US satellites (one illustrated) will be monitored from the operations centre, the first time all the nation’s spy and military satellites will be tracked from a single location. The new facility is part of a $5 billion boost in space security for the Defense Department. It’s unclear exactly how it would protect satellites from attack, though
Daily Mail: Will wars soon be fought in SPACE? Pentagon unveils plans for operations centre to protect satellites from attack
* The Pentagon in Virginia will open the centre in just six months
* It will coordinate all data from US government satellites in orbit
* Satellites will also be monitored to help them survive attacks
* The centre is thought to be a response to anti-satellite tests by China
The Pentagon will open a ‘space war centre’ in six months to counter threats from China and Russia in Earth orbit.
All US satellites will be monitored from the operations centre, the first time all the nation’s spy and military satellites will be tracked from a single location.
It’s understood that the centre, designed to protect US space assets, is a response to anti-satellite tests by China.
Update #1: Pentagon Rushing to Open Space-War Center To Counter China, Russia -- Defense One
Update #2: High-ranking Pentagon official: the US needs to be prepared to fight wars in space -- Business Insider/National Defense
WNU Editor: Space has always been the high ground for every battlefield and war zone .... these moves by the Pentagon only emphasizes how important this is.
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