The US has concluded a contract with Bae Systems on the amount $1,2 billion to develop ten satellites to track missiles in Middle Earth orbit (MEO). About this 2 June reported US Space Command (Space Systems Command).
The contract is part of the second phase of the Resilient Missile Warning Tracking Epoch 2, which involves the creation of a sustained missile launch warning system - in particular, Hypersonic rockets, which pose an increasing threat in modern defensive policy.
Project satellites are designed to identify as vivid intercontinental ballistic missiles, So is inconspicuous, maneuverable hypersonic goals. They will be integrated into the general architecture of US Anti -Rapent Defense. The first deliveries are expected in 2029 financial year.
Bae Systems Space and Mission Systems, which has received the order, Based in Colorado and until recently was known as Ball Aerospace. Her bought Bae Systems in 2024 year.
Multilevel defense strategy
EPOCH program 2 is an extension of EPOCH 1, Within which Millennium Space Systems develops the first 12 satellites. Їхній запуск заплановано на 2026–2027 роки.
MEO-супутники мають переваги перед апаратами на низькій або геостаціонарній орбітах: вони забезпечують ширше покриття, ніж супутники на LEO, and better resolution and less signal delays, than those, What is on Geo.
Epoch 2 - Golden Dome component of a wider initiative, started by Trump administration. Its purpose is to create a multi -level missile defense system with satellites in different orbital layers.