The Pentagon launches a small satellite of the new generation Tetra-1 into geostationary Earth orbit

02.11.2022 22:15

The Pentagon launches a small satellite of the new generation Tetra-1 into geostationary Earth orbit

Using SpaceX's Falcon Heavy super-heavy space rocket, the Pentagon is launching a new-generation Tetra-1 small satellite and another undisclosed military spacecraft into geostationary Earth orbit.

The American magazine Breaking Defense tells more about the Tetra-1 microsatellite.

Supplied by Millennium Space Systems (USA) a little more than a year after the order, the device is an experimental model. The publication believes that its launch means a new era for the United States space forces, no more, no less.

The device is similar in size to a household refrigerator and is designed to solve various tasks set by the US Department of Defense.

The use of a constellation of such small satellites in a multi-level architecture distributed in low Earth and geostationary orbits allows the US military to quickly restore the system to full capacity, even when some of the vehicles fail. The loss of several satellites in a large constellation of dozens of devices will only slightly worsen its capabilities, which can be quickly restored, since neighboring devices will take over the functions of the retired one.

The launch of the device was carried out yesterday from Cape Canaveral (Florida) with the help of a super-heavy launch vehicle Falcon Heavy.