{"id":15137081,"date":"2026-05-29T16:52:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/space-force-awards-spacex-4-16-billion-to-build-satellite-network-for-airborne-target-tracking\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T17:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:42:11","slug":"space-force-awards-spacex-4-16-billion-to-build-satellite-network-for-airborne-target-tracking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/space-force-awards-spacex-4-16-billion-to-build-satellite-network-for-airborne-target-tracking\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16 billion to build satellite network for airborne target tracking"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spacenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-29-at-12.37.49-PM.png?fit=1024%2C542&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The low-orbit satellite constellation is intended to track aircraft, cruise missiles and other airborne threats<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/space-force-awards-spacex-4-16-billion-to-build-satellite-network-for-airborne-target-tracking\/\">Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16 billion to build satellite network for airborne target tracking<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\">SpaceNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/space-force-awards-spacex-4-16-billion-to-build-satellite-network-for-airborne-target-tracking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SpaceNews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The low-orbit satellite constellation is intended to track aircraft, cruise missiles and other airborne threats<br \/>\nThe post Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16 billion to build satellite network for airborne target tracking appeared 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