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Yes, lots of politics (domestic and international) behind this test.

One correction to the GP: NASA doesn't track the objects in orbit. CSpOC takes care of the tracking and distribution of data. NASA does statistical sampling and modeling of the environment, as well as impact testing and evaluation of shielding designs. Also, NASA scientists typically use metric (though the hardware people often still use inch-pound-second).

In Vietnam they fight wrongful views, we're fighting fake news, can someone tell me what the difference is?

We don't permit government employees, particularly the military, to do it on the people's dime?

But by all means, let's allow Trump to order US Cyber Command (yes, it's actually called that) to counterpunch all of the Fake News that he identifies...

Funny, it doesn't match the mission statement here: http://www.stratcom.mil/factsheets/cc/ That gives and md5sum of 98e1259d50ef66ddf1c6f443f8a86ec5 The stratcom.mil must have been compromised!

http://www.stratcom.mil/ has been /.

my friend, we have been tracking stuff smaller (as small as 10 cm) than a space suit for a long time !! USSTRATCOM

Here are the names, locations, and frequencies of all the US Spy Satellites:

Freq Az Dir Velocity Alt
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Maybe it's one thing to find this stuff out for yourself, but posting it online?
Thats just giving away information. Of course, there are some 8,000 man made objects in orbit right now that are tracked by our government... most of it is just trash though.
http://www.stratcom.mil/fact_sheets/fact_spc.html

"By the way, does anybody know if SAC (Strategic Air Command) is still flying its' B-52 bombers in circles around the perimeter of the Artic Circle, just in case?" SAC itself doesn't exist anymore. After the fall of the Wall it was reorganized as U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM). It's still located in Omaha, NE and still maintains its role in the control of U.S. nuclear assets. Although it has now gained roles in military weather forcasting (not as innocent as it seems - afterall, you need updates in the changes of barometric pressures around the world to ensure accurate aerial blasts) and in 2002 it became the home to U.S. Space Command. Offutt AFB (home of STRATCOMM in Omaha) still maintains some deep bunkers and complex communication equipment - it's where they sent Dubya after the first hours 9/11. (I did my undergrad in Omaha and it was eerie to hear fighter-jets circling and to see news reports of men w/automatic weapons sealing off the base - all before definitive news reports were out). As to still having B 52s at a fail-safe - I don't think so - although I do see the Airborne Command Post coming and going quite a bit (it's hard to miss a huge white plane flying on a low approach) - that does stay in the air 24/7 after 9/11 - it's also kinda creepy b/c I've heard that they always keep at least one general on board at all times w/ launch codes incase Washington is attacked...(http://www.stratcom.mil/fact_sheets/fa ct_acp.html)

But neither it nor the space shuttle can do anything in advance about ojects too small (less than 10 cm) for U.S. Space Command to track with the ground-based RADARs.

There would not be a lot of time to react if something like a large nut were approaching at several miles per second.

It's worrisome.

eastpole