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DIU and Space Force partner to buy commercial satellites for GEO monitoring
Original: DIU, Space Force team up to kick-start buys of commercial sats for monitoring GEO
The Defense Innovation Unit and the US Space Force are teaming up to kick-start purchases of commercial satellites capable of monitoring activity in geostationary orbit. The initiative aims to accelerate acquisition of commercial space-domain-awareness capabilities, letting the military tap private industry rather than relying solely on government-owned systems to watch the crowded GEO belt.
Why now: Growing military and commercial interest in monitoring the increasingly congested geostationary orbital environment
Defense Innovation UnitUS Space Force
Evidence
- DIU, Space Force team up to kick-start buys of commercial sats for monitoring GEO · Breaking Defense
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