SpaceX is reportedly building a network of spy satellites for US intelligence
Image SpaceX’s Starshield unit has had a classified contract with the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) since 2021 to build a network of “hundreds” of spy satellites for the agency, Reuters reports today, citing unnamed sources “familiar with the program.” A Wall Street Journal report in February listed a classified $1.8 billion SpaceX contract with a then-unnamed government agency. Now Reuters has attached a name, and that it’s to build a network of “hundreds of satellites bearing Earth-imaging capabilities that can operate as a swarm in low orbits.” The report didn’t say when the network will be operational or what other companies are involved. It does mention that a US database of space objects lists satellites deployed by SpaceX... Continue reading…
SpaceX的Starshield部门与美国国家侦察局（NRO）签订了一份保密合同，建立了一个间谍卫星网络。该网络具备地球成像能力，能在低轨道中作为一个群体运行。该合同将提升美国政府和军方在全球范围内发现潜在目标的能力。
