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Space Based Space Surveillance
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<p>The Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system is a planned <a href="/facts/United_States_Space_Force/bWlsxC5D">United States Space Force</a> constellation of <a href="/facts/Satellite/PTX8c68t">satellites</a> and supporting ground infrastructure that will improve the ability of the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Defense/dWAvf7e3">United States Department of Defense</a> (DoD) to detect and track space objects in <a href="/facts/Orbit/nD2TPySG">orbit</a> around the <a href="/facts/Earth/HLLmDfj0">Earth</a>. </p><p>The SBSS development work is being conducted in coordination with the Space Situational Awareness Group in the <a href="/facts/Space_Superiority_Systems_Directorate/4RUwBEnp">Space Superiority Systems Wing</a> of the <a href="/facts/Space_and_Missile_Systems_Center/QneUkqj6">Space and Missile Systems Center</a>. </p>