Space Fence - Wikipedia
The Space Fence is a second-generation space surveillance system operated by the United States Space Force in order to track artificial satellites and space debris in Earth orbit. [ 1]
Space Fence: Surveillance System | Lockheed Martin
Space Fence, now the world’s most advanced radar, provides uncued detection, tracking and accurate measurement of space objects, including satellites and orbital debris, primarily in low-earth orbit (LEO).
Space Fence surveillance radar site declared operational
Mar 28, 2020 · WASHINGTON — The space surveillance radar site known as the Space Fence is ready for use after five years in construction, the U.S. Space Force announced March 27. The $1.5 billion Space...
Swinging for the Space Fence - United States Space Force
Apr 7, 2020 · The Space Fence is made up of a ground-based sensor that broadcasts constant bands of energy (like fence posts) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in an east to west surveillance direction about 1,900 miles out; this is called the Field of Regard.
USSF announces initial operational capability, operational …
Mar 27, 2020 · Space Fence provides significantly improved space surveillance capabilities to detect and track orbiting objects such as commercial and military satellites, depleted rocket boosters and space debris in low, medium and geosynchronous Earth orbit regimes.
Space Fence Now Actively Monitors Orbital Debris as Small as …
Space Fence is a highly advanced ground-based radar networked with existing systems to detect far more debris, and with greater accuracy. The radar system’s capabilities are a major improvement in the quantity and quality of orbital information to support our national security interests in space.
Air Force Space Surveillance System - Wikipedia
The AN/FPS-133 Air Force Space Surveillance System, colloquially known as the Space Fence, was a U.S. government multistatic radar system built to detect orbital objects passing over America.
USSF announces initial operational capability and operational ...
Mar 27, 2020 · Space Fence provides significantly improved space surveillance capabilities to detect and track orbiting objects such as commercial and military satellites, depleted rocket boosters and space debris in low, medium, and geosynchronous Earth orbit regimes.
United States Space Surveillance Network - Wikipedia
The United States Space Surveillance Network (SSN) detects, tracks, catalogs and identifies artificial objects orbiting Earth, e.g. active/inactive satellites, spent rocket bodies, or fragmentation debris. The system is the responsibility of United States Space Command and operated by the United States Space Force and its functions are:
Space Fence - eoPortal
The SFS (Space Fence System) is a second-generation ground-based space surveillance system of S-band radars designed to greatly enhance the legacy AFSSS (Air Force Space Surveillance Network).
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