{"id":22729,"date":"2021-03-23T19:28:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/23\/rocket-lab-launches-army-satellite\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:54:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:54:28","slug":"rocket-lab-launches-army-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2021\/03\/23\/rocket-lab-launches-army-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab launches Army satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S Army launched an experimental satellite that will help test how on-orbit sensors can deliver tactical capabilities to war fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rocket Lab sent the Gunsmoke-J satellite into orbit on March 22 aboard its Electron rocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bread loaf-sized 3U CubeSat is a joint capability technology demonstration by the Army\u2019s Space and Missile Defense Command and its Assured-Positioning, Navigation and Timing\/Space Cross-Functional Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGunsmoke-J\u2019s experiments will show how its sensors can provide critical data and information key in multi-domain operations,\u201d the Army noted in its launch announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army plans for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/c2-comms\/satellites\/2018\/11\/08\/army-awards-contract-for-the-next-batch-of-gunsmoke-satellites\/\" target=_blank>a series of classified small satellites under the Gunsmoke program<\/a>. The Gunsmoke-J satellite launched this week is one of a pair of experimental satellites, the first of which was carried into space in February aboard a Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply mission to the International Space Station. In 2018, the Army awarded Dynetics $8.3 million to develop two classified satellites for the next iteration of the program, known as Gunsmoke-L.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this mission, the Army selected TriSept to secure a launch provider for Gunsmoke-J and integrate the payload. 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