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Silentbarker’s big bite

Photo: C&J Images
Photo: C&J Images

On September 10 at 8:47 a.m. ET, a ULA Atlas V rocket took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex-41. This joint venture between the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and the National Reconnaissance Office, dubbed Silentbarker/NROL-107, aims to enhance the nation’s space situational awareness and monitor potential threats in orbit.