The Space Force considers a new mission: tactical satellite imagery
Nathan Strout
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is still in its early days, but leaders are already considering adding a new mission for Guardians: providing tactical satellite imagery for beyond-line-of-sight targeting.
“That’s something that we’re thinking through as we speak. I’ve got a group of folks doing some work on what that design might look like,†Gen. John “Jay†Raymond, the chief of space operations, said Feb. 3 during a Defense Writers Group call.
The Space Force, like Air Force Space Command before it, provides the GPS signal, missile warning information, and wideband communications with its on orbit satellites. Tactical satellite imagery, however, has not been part of its workload.
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