After contemplating a follow-on program to replace the first Operationally Responsive Space satellite, U.S. Strategic Command has determined it will continue to rely on "other assets" to perform the critical surveillance mission. ORS-1 has been on orbit since 2011 when it was launched in response to an urgent need from U.S. Central Command for satellite imagery. The satellite will reach the end of its design life next year, and STRATCOM spokesman Army Lt. Col. Martin O'Donnell, told Inside the Air...
