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John Raymond calls a \u201cneighborhood watch\u201d function. Operating in geosynchronous Earth orbit more than 22,000 miles above the earth\u2019s surface, the satellites track other space objects and feed that data to the Space Surveillance Network. They also perform rendezvous and proximity operations, drawing close to other satellites to observe and provide data on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of Space Operations Command, said in a press release Thursday the GSSAP system is a \u201ckey piece in the puzzle for space domain awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe first four GSSAP satellites have performed remarkably well,\u201d Whiting said. \u201cThese two new satellites will add to that capability and enable us to understand more completely things that occur in the geosynchronous orbit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service has been somewhat vague on GSSAP\u2019s full suite of capabilities and has not released details on the value of its contract with Northrop Grumman. Asked this week during a Mitchell Institute event whether the two new satellites are more capable than those already on orbit, Raymond offered only that they would provide \u201cadditional capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis neighborhood watch capability has provided us a fuller look at what\u2019s in space, specifically in the geosynchronous domain,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s important for our operations, and it\u2019s going to be really important as we move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force requested funding for five National Security Space Launches in fiscal 2022 and three in fiscal 2021. 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