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Space Force seeks commercial satellites for on-demand orbital inspection and electronic-interference tracking

The U.S. Space Force is soliciting commercial satellites capable of locating and inspecting objects in orbit on short notice while expanding commercial tracking of GPS jamming and other electronic interference. New optical satellites from South Korea’s Satrec Initiative and persistent legacy spacecraft underscore the demand for orbital awareness.

Discovered 2026-09-20T03:50:33.033125-07:00 | 2026-09-20T03:50:33.033125-07:00

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The Space Force is moving commercial satellite sensing from experimentation toward standing operational use for detecting GPS jamming and other electronic interference.
On-demand inspection capabilities would improve the military’s ability to identify and characterize objects in orbit, including long-lived uncontrolled spacecraft such as the 1966-launched SECOR 7.
Satrec Initiative’s planned four-satellite optical constellation illustrates continued industry investment in complementary space-based observation capabilities.

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