The U.S. Air Force intends to field the first system explicitly designed to help counter anti-satellite missiles and other threats, The Rapid Attack Identification Detection Reporting System (Raidrs) Block 20, which they intend for it to collect data from open and classified sources to provide predictability in the event of an ASAT attack.
An article on the community of visual satellite spotters, amateur hobbyists who enjoy the challenge of identifying and tracking government satellites and sharing the information on the internet.
Almost three weeks after the successful test of a Chinese anti-satellite weapon, the US military has catalogued more than 500 pieces of debris created by the destruction of the obsolete weather satellite Watchdog groups are keeping a keen eye on the space junk, and are using data from the military to learn more about the weapon's capabilities.
The U.S. Air Force is beefing up the service's ability to accurately track and monitor the position of other satellites in space and developing systems that can destroy those viewed as a threat.
The Air Force's new top commander for space predicted on future attacks on U.S. satellites and called for greatly expanded tracking and identification of payloads launched by other countries.
An overview of the U.S. Air Force's space situational awareness efforts which strive to "enhance its knowledge of what's in orbit, as well as its ability to know if American space systems are under attack."
The author explores ways to secure valuable space resources against 'assymetric attack' and suggests that a space surveillance system, similar to the proposed system for observing and tracking Earth-crossing objects, is the best solution.
A joint Mexico-U.S. effort to build a monster radio telescope in Mexico is causing concerns because the project, the Large Millimeter Telescope, is part of a U.S. Defense Department effort to develop the target acquisition and directed-energy technology needed for anti-satellite warfare.
The Union of Concerned Scientists has released a new online database that tracks the nearly 800 active satellites in Earth's orbit. The database shows that the United States has 413 satellites in space snooping for the government, checking on the weather and relaying the latest pop music, more than the 382 the rest of the world has spinning above the Earth.
Overview of the research on adaptive optics and directed energy being done at the U.S. Air Force Starfire Optical Observatory. This facility was previously the subject of a New York Times article which argued the Bush Administration was pursuing anti-satellite laser weapons under the cover of astronomy.