2014

ANGELS Launched

AFRL Space Vehicles program Automated Navigation and Guidance Experiment for Local Space (ANGELS) satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. ANGELS examined techniques for providing a clearer picture of the environment around our nation’s vital space assets. The satellite featured a sensor that can evaluate techniques for detection, tracking and characterizing of space objects while in orbit.

http://www.afrlnewmexico.com/air-force-research-laboratory-successfully-launches-satellite/

Image Credit: AFRL New Mexico