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Lockheed Martin Space Fence Radar Prototype Tracking Orbiting Objects – Space Daily

news — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:59:38 +0000

Lockheed Martin Space Fence Radar Prototype Tracking Orbiting Objects
Space Daily
Space Fence will enable the decommissioning of the aging US-based Air Force Space Surveillance System (AFSSS), originally installed in 1961. With more than 60 nations operating in space today, the final frontier is much more complex than when the AFSSS …
Prototype space surveillance radar approved by US Air ForceSen – Space exploration network
New Debris-Tracking 'Space Fence' Passes Key TestSpace.com
Space Fence passes important first testSmartPlanet.com (blog)
Outcome Magazine (blog)
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debris-tracking ‘Space Fence’ passes key test – CBS News

news — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:31:19 +0000

debris-tracking 'Space Fence' passes key test
CBS News
The Air Force is looking to replace the aging Air Force Space Surveillance System (AFSSS), which it has used since 1961 to track satellites and pieces of space junk — called "resident space objects" in industry jargon. "The successful detection and …
Lockheed's Space Fence prototype up and trackingBizjournals.com (blog)

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Debris-stopping ‘space fence’ passes key test – Fox News

news — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:20:53 +0000

Debris-stopping 'space fence' passes key test
Fox News
The Air Force is looking to replace the aging Air Force Space Surveillance System (AFSSS), which it has used since 1961 to track satellites and pieces of space junk — called "resident space objects" in industry jargon. "The successful detection and …
Lockheed's Space Fence prototype up and trackingBizjournals.com (blog)

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Rules of the road in space – Newswise (press release)

news — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:35:47 +0000

Rules of the road in space
Newswise (press release)
International rulemaking must take into account matters of space security, space situational awareness, and well as re-entry of satellites. There is an international movement to establish rules of the road in space. — For the Code to succeed, …

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Prototype space surveillance radar approved by US Air Force – Sen – Space exploration network

news — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:30:02 +0000

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Prototype space surveillance radar approved by US Air Force
Sen – Space exploration network
By Amanda Doyle, 13 March 2012 The United States Air Force has approved the design of a new space surveillance radar built by Lockheed Martin. Called "Space Fence" the prototype ground-based radar successfully demonstrated its ability to detect space …
debris-tracking 'Space Fence' passes key testCBS News
Lockheed's Space Fence prototype up and trackingBizjournals.com (blog)
Space Fence prototype in operationUPI.com
SmartPlanet.com (blog)
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Space Fence prototype in operation – UPI.com

news — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:09:31 +0000

Space Fence prototype in operation
UPI.com
… lead to the decommissioning of the aging Air Force Space Surveillance System. "Space Fence will detect, track and catalog over 200000 orbiting objects and help transform space situational awareness from being reactive to predictive," Bruce said.
Lockheed Martin's 'Space Fence' radar system tracks orbiting space trashTechworld.com

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US Official: 2013 Budget Targets Space Capability Resilience – defpro

news — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:53:30 +0000

US Official: 2013 Budget Targets Space Capability Resilience
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… Shelton said, “invests in programs that enhance the resiliency and effectiveness of our space capabilities, namely missile warning, positioning, navigation and timing, satellite communications, space situational awareness and space launch.

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Air Force uses invisible fence to protect skies – InMaricopa.com

news — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:06:57 +0000

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Air Force uses invisible fence to protect skies
InMaricopa.com
By Wayne Block Air Force Space Surveillance System operates just down the road from Maricopa. Photo by Pete Herzog. It's called The Fence and it sits about two miles north of Maricopa city limits on the Gila River Indian Reservation.

Air Force uses invisible fence to protect skies – InMaricopa.com

news — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:06:57 +0000

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Radar system to boost space situational awareness – Defense Systems

news — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 04:27:18 +0000

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Radar system to boost space situational awareness
Defense Systems
By Defense Systems Staff Lockheed Martin has developed a prototype of a new radar system that is designed to track orbiting space objects and boost space situational awareness, company officials said March 8. The Space Fence uses powerful, ground-based …
Lockheed touts progress on Space FenceCNET
Air Force uses invisible fence to protect skiesInMaricopa.com
Radar prototype begins tracking down space junkPhysOrg.com
PCWorld (blog) -Popular Science
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