The satellites are designed to spot missile launches using Raytheon’s wide field of view overhead persistent infrared sensor.
Credit: Raytheon
Raytheon Technologies has won a $250 million contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) to develop and build seven satellites carrying infrared sensors to spot and track “advanced missile threats” such as hypersonic and ballistic missiles. The Tranche 1 Tracking satellites are to be part of...
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