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US Space Force wants a new 'orbital carrier' to be a spacecraft launch pad in space
"The Orbital Carrier is a game-changer, acting as a pre-positioned launch pad in space."
That means it will act as the space-based equivalent of an aircraft carrier, ready to rapidly deploy satellites in response to any threats to U.S. spacecraft in orbit. Or, if an individual satellite in a constellation gets damaged or degraded, the Orbital Carrier could quickly deploy a new one, fulfilling the "pre-positioned launch pad" role Gravitics envisions. Space Force has been developing and testing these rapid response capabilities in recent years, launching some satellites within timelines of just five months from order to orbit.
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