{"id":31700,"date":"2020-03-30T15:11:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T15:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/30\/new-space-fence-radar-is-officially-online\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:10:13","slug":"new-space-fence-radar-is-officially-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2020\/03\/30\/new-space-fence-radar-is-officially-online\/","title":{"rendered":"New Space Fence radar is officially online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force announced on March 27 operational capability of its new radar technology that can track objects smaller than 10 centimeters in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system, called Space Fence, uses solid-state S-band technology to detect and track orbiting objects in space. For example, it can track commercial and military satellites, empty rocket boosters, and space debris in low, medium and geosynchronous orbit, according to a Space Force news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSpace Fence is revolutionizing the way we view space by providing timely, precise orbital data on objects that threaten both manned and unmanned military and commercial space assets,\u201d said Gen. Jay Raymond, chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force and commander of U.S. Space Command. \u201cOur space capabilities are critical to our national defense and way of life, which is why Space Fence is so important to enhance our ability to identify, characterize and track threats to those systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement of initial operational capability follows a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2019\/12\/11\/a-new-radar-to-track-space-objects-is-almost-ready\/\" target=_blank> December test period<\/a>. A January report from the Pentagon\u2019s chief weapons tester predicted Space Fence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2020\/02\/03\/new-space-radar-likely-to-go-online-this-month\/\" target=_blank>would likely be online at the end of February<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Space Fence, the Defense Department relied on the Space Surveillance Network to track more than 26,000 objects in space. 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