A pair of surveillance satellites are headed to orbit to help make sure you don't get hypersonic-missiled in your sleep.
A missile-warning satellite and another spacecraft are on their way to orbit to help the U.S. military get better at tracking fast-moving threats.Atlas V
The Atlas V's first and second stages separated four and a half minutes after liftoff, a milestone that was soon followed by a more than six-minute burn of the upper-stage Centaur's engine. After two more Centaur burns, the two satellites will be ready to be deployed into geosynchronous orbit, about 22,300 miles aboveThe most dangerous space weapons ever
Both WFOV and the USSF-12 Ring are considered classified payloads in support of national security, so not much information is available for either of them. However, government agency and contractor representatives were able to provide some details during a call with reporters on Tuesday .
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