The U.S. Space Force is funding the development of a new "Orbital Carrier" spacecraft that can deploy multiple satellites when needed.

The U.S. Space Force has chosen Gravitics to build and fly an orbital carrier that could send up maneuverable military space vehicles.

The US Space Force first demonstrated this tactically responsive capability with a launch on Firefly's Alpha rocket in 2023. As part of this "Victus Nox" test flight, a satellite was encapsulated into ...

Having them there already—or so goes the thinking behind a new $60 million Space Force contract to develop an “orbital carrier.” The carrier will be able to “pre-position multiple ...

"We call these weapons, and we need them to deter a space conflict and to be successful if we end up in such a fight." ...

The company now plans to extend into on-orbit servicing and refueling missions, end-of-mission disposal, and cross-orbit ...

Referred to as the Orbital Carrier, the system works a bit like an orbiting aircraft carrier, keeping new satellites positioned for quick launch in the case that a vital satellite becomes inoperable.

"The Orbital Carrier is a game-changer, acting as a pre-positioned launch pad in space" The Orbital Carrier is designed to pre-position multiple maneuverable space vehicles that can deliver a ...

which then controls the final orbital path & timing, and means you could, hypothetically, replace within hours whatever was 'taken out' So, obviously I am missing some aspect that this carrier ...