Debrief: USSF Tells PLA: ‘Nowhere To Hide’ With New Telescopes

Caption: L3Harris technicians recently completed a major mirror refurbishment for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Surveillance Telescope (SST). Located in the Southern Hemisphere, the SST is able to detect and track objects in deep space up to 22,000 miles above Earth. Credit: L3Harris

L3Harris technicians recently completed a major mirror refurbishment for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Surveillance Telescope (SST). Located in the Southern Hemisphere, the SST is able to detect and track objects in deep space up to 22,000 mi. above Earth.

Credit: L3Harris
Increased on-orbit activity by the U.S. and its adversaries is prompting an insatiable appetite for new space domain awareness sensors, on orbit and on the ground. U.S. Space Force leaders were unified in their calls for new surveillance tech at the recent Air and Space Forces Association Air...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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