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IANAL but my TLDR is Swarm applied for US licencing to launch, got told no, because there devices are too small for some ground based tracking systems, but laun
by GCU-Empiricist 8y ago
IANAL but my TLDR is Swarm applied for US licencing to launch, got told no, because there devices are too small for some ground based tracking systems, but launched anyways because they already had bought space on an Indian launch and they didn't have time to move ownership to a better regulatory body. On the plus side it's time to look at who owns the support & development contract for the air-forces satellite radar, probably LockMart, because they will probably get a contract to improve to a 5cm or less resolution.
- dboreham 8y agoLike this : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/FPQ-16_PARCS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/FPQ-16_PARCS ? Disclosure : I've been inside that building (before 9/11 security-tightening epoch).
- om42 8y agoYup! Lockheed Martin was awarded the contract a few years ago: https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/space-fence.html https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/space-fence.ht...