Kwajalein Space Fence operational, will expand catalog

From: Allen Thomson via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 12:20:21 +0000 (UTC)
 https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2129325/ussf-announces-initial-operational-capability-and-operational-acceptance-of-spa

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- United States Space Force officials formally declared initial operational capability and operational acceptance of the Space Fence radar system, located on Kwajalein Island in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, March 27, 2020.

Before Space Fence, the Space Surveillance Network (SSN) tracked more than 26,000 objects. With the initial operational capability and operational acceptance of Space Fence, the catalog size is expected to increase significantly over time. Information about objects tracked by the SSN is placed in the space catalog on www.space-track.org.

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