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They transmit raw and processed data to mobile data centres and Mission Control in Colorado
Satellites scan infrared signals to detect strategic and short-range ballistic missile launches
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Missile launch site
The data can be used to determine a missile’s flight trajectory and impact site
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Satellites in either geosynchronous earth orbit or highly elliptical orbit
Satellites scan infrared signals to detect strategic and short-range ballistic missile launches
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They transmit raw and processed data to mobile data centres and Mission Control in Colorado
Missile launch site
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The data can be used to determine a missile’s flight trajectory and impact site