Pentagon begins deploying new satellite network to link sensors with shooters

The first 21 satellites for the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense shield successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 7:12 am PDT. These satellites will reach an altitude of 600 miles, with plans for an additional 133 satellites to be launched within nine months to complete the Tranche 1 constellation.

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