"US Space Force's Mission: Unraveling the Enigma of Unknown Objects in Earth's Orbit"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Yahoo! Voices
The US Space Force aims to identify and track mysterious objects in Earth's orbit through space domain awareness (SDA). While the focus is on monitoring space debris, commercial satellites, and adversary spacecraft, the Space Force also wants to rapidly identify and respond to objects with abnormal observables and unknown origins. The ability to track these objects is crucial for the safety of space operations. The Space Force plans to achieve this through various methods such as radar systems, sensors, monitoring stations, and intelligence community information. Recent events have highlighted the challenge of attributing objects in orbit, prompting the Space Force to enhance its capabilities. Private companies have been selected to accelerate the development of technologies related to space domain awareness, and the Space Force has launched watchdog spacecraft and established an office to detect and identify anomalous objects.