U.S. Space Command tests satellite maneuvers across multiple orbits

Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, speaks at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 2026 Space Warfighter Forum in Colorado Springs, August 27, 2026. Credit: U.S. Space Command

WASHINGTON — U.S. Space Command says it has completed its first exercise focused on how military satellites could move more dynamically in orbit, using actual spacecraft across low, medium and geosynchronous orbits.

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U.S. Space Command tests satellite maneuvers across multiple orbits

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