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The military’s squad of satellite trackers is now routinely going on alert


“I hope this blows your mind because it blows my mind.”…

That creates a problem for military operators tasked with monitoring traffic in orbit and breeds anxiety among US forces responsible for making sure potential adversaries don't gain an edge in space. Some space enthusiasts have made a hobby of tracking US and foreign military satellites as they fly overhead, stringing together a series of observations over time to create fairly precise estimates of an object's altitude and inclination. But also what might be held at risk as a result of those deployments, not just in terms of maneuver but also what might these even experimental—advertised "experimental"—capabilities be capable of, and what harm might be caused, and how do we mission-plan against those potential unprofessional or hostile behaviors?

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