The Journal of Space Commerce

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Responsive vLEO Space Domain Awareness Capabilities Demonstration Planned

Scout Space to Fly Novel vLEO SDA Sensors on Mk-II Aurora Space Plane

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Tom Patton
Aug 27, 2024
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The first demonstration of a novel very low Earth orbit (vLEO) Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capability aboard a reusable, taskable, suborbital spaceplane platform is being planned by Scout Space. This proof-of-concept mission, dubbed “Morning Sparrow”, represents a significant leap in responsive space operations and introduces a first-of-its-kind capabi…

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