"SSC is exploring both options," said Space Systems Command's Lt. Col. Joseph Maguadog, with a focus "on ensuring we meet both the near- & long-term needs of our warfighter."
While the GEO-based Space-Based Infrared System continues to serve US missile-warning needs, emerging threats and an increasingly contested space environment may benefit from a layered architecture in multiple orbits.
Defense giant Raytheon Technologies is hoping to learn from a Lafayette satellite startup it acquired last year how to become more agile and quicker to adapt, a company executive said