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Space Force: We expect to see ‘interfering, blinding’ of satellites during conflict

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U.S. Space Force chief of space operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman singled out China as the “most immediate threat” China is “likely pursuing anti-satellite systems able to destroy satellites in geosynchronous orbit,” Saltzman said.

Space Force’s 2024 budget request includes about $340 million for an “operational testing and training infrastructure”.

The Space Force is not ready to commit to any one specific debris-cleanup approach.

Space Force currently tracks approximately 47,900 objects in space.

Of those objects, 7,100 are active payloads, a 37% increase from 2021 to 2022, he said.

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