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Solar Power for USSF Missile Warning Satellites

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Tom Patton
Aug 02, 2022
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Three Lockheed Martin Next Gen OPIR GEO (NGG) missile warning satellites for the United States Space Force (USSF) will get their solar power from panels supplied by Rocket Lab. The NGG program will deliver resilient global missile warning capabilities to counter emerging missile and counter-space threats and is part of the latest evolution of the USSF’s…

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