Stars in the sky: The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites from the 1970s to the 21st century

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review at 10 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC

For more than 40 years, a secret line of satellites provided electronic intelligence capabilities for the US military, tracking radars and other transmitters. Dwayne Day examines new details about those efforts from recently declassified documents.

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• T2Stars in the sky: The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites from the 1970s to the 21st centurySpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review10 Mar 2025, 12:00