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early warning satellite

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Domain spacecraft & rockets
  • (militaar)satelliit sõjaraketi stardi registreerimiseks
  • a military spacecraft that has the primary mission of detecting and reporting the launch or approach of unknown weapons or weapon systems
eelhoiatussatelliit
missile warning satellite
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  • GEO-6 joins the U.S. Space Force's constellation of missile warning satellites equipped with powerful scanning and staring infrared surveillance sensors.
early warning satellite
Usage examples
  • The early warning satellites and over-the-horizon radars were supposed to detect launches of ballisticmissiles during boost phase of their flight, that is, almost immediately aftertheir launch.

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