Air Force activates two space tracking satellites

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Air Force activates two space tracking satellites
By: Michael Peck  

The Air Force has activated two space-based tracking satellites for the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program.

GSSAP 3 and 4 were launched into orbit on Aug. 19, 2016, and activated by the 1st Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, on Sept. 12 of this year.

The first two GSSAP satellites were launched in 2015.

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