Aside from the planned test flights, the new NASA system underwent rigorous testing in its early stages. On March 26, FOSS ...

The two Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor satellites are part of the Space Development Agency’s constellation of spacecraft designed to detect and observe hypersonic weapons or vehicles, ...

Although hypersonic proof of concept was successful, the technology was far from operational. The challenge was achieving engine control, because the tech was based on decades-old sensor approaches.

According to the Pentagon, the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor is a space sensor prototype demonstration that provides data critical to enabling engagement by missile defense ...

The discriminating space sensor is just one piece of the Defense Department's space-based missile-tracking architecture, which also features hypersonic and ballistic space sensor satellites ...

This new sensor will have improved sensitivity to detect and track hypersonic missiles, which have lower heat signatures from their exhaust plumes than larger long-range ballistic missiles, making ...

The following is the May 15, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Hypersonic Missile Defense: Issues for Congress. From the report The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space ...

The CSIS Missile Defense Project is pleased to release a new report, Getting on Track: Space and Airborne Sensors for Hypersonic Missile Defense.The study reviews the Department of Defense’s efforts ...

The following is the June 24, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Hypersonic Missile Defense: Issues for Congress. From the report. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Development ...