Tracking potential evil activities? The United States has conducted a highly confidential launch mission
According to the website of Defense News Weekly on September 10th, the US Space Force and National Reconnaissance Agency launched the latest space observation satellite, a highly confidential mission called the "Silent Barker".
The satellite was reported to have taken off on September 10th from its base in Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard the Cosmos V rocket of the United States Joint Launch Alliance. Once put into use, these satellites will track objects and potential evil activities in geostationary orbit.
On August 28th, Director of the National Reconnaissance Agency, Scolis, told a pre launch briefing that the mission was originally scheduled for August 29th, but was postponed due to weather conditions.
The report points out that space tracking activities, especially those in geostationary orbit, have become an increasingly important priority for the US Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Agency. In 2020, then space operations commander Jay Raymond revealed that two Russian satellites were tracking a US spy satellite, and called this behavior "unusual and unsettling.".
The report states that currently, most of the space observation capabilities of the US Space Force come from ground sensors, which can observe objects the size of a basketball, but cannot provide certain visibility and details, and the agency hopes to obtain them through the "Silent Barker". The commander of the US Space Systems Command told reporters at the same briefing that bringing intelligence sensors closer to the area they want to observe will enable operators to better track the movement of objects.