SBSS Satellite Sending Back Healthy Signals front Orbit

摘要

The U.S. Air Force's first Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) satellite launched Sept. 25 and is transmitting Signals that indicate it is functioning normally and ready to begin orbital maneuvers, prime contractor Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems announced Sept. 26.rnThe long-delayed SBSS space-craft is designed to use a gimbaled optical telescope to keep tabs on objects in geostationary orbit frora its vantage point in low Earth orbit.