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Hypersonic Missile Defense May Depend on Low Earth Orbit Satellites – Defense One
Sensors in relatively low orbits may be the best way to spot superfast missiles—but they can’t do the job alone.

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va.The Antares rocket thats launching Tuesday to replenish the International Space Station will be carrying a camera sensor with a unique missile-defense task: to begin gathering data that could help the U.S. more quickly detect and defend…
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