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  "id": "silent-barker",
  "name": "Silent Barker",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "space",
  "country": "USA",
  "category": "Space surveillance satellites",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2025,
  "operators": [
    "USA"
  ],
  "summary": "Joint USSF-NRO space-based sensors that search for and track objects in geosynchronous orbit.",
  "specs": [
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      "v": "Near-GEO",
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    {
      "k": "sats_count",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
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      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "USA 346, 347, 348, launched September 2023"
    },
    {
      "k": "first_launch",
      "v": 2023,
      "src": [
        "asf-silent-barker"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "program",
      "v": "Operational early 2025; launch planned FY26 for full capability",
      "src": [
        "asf-silent-barker"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
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  "variants": [],
  "art": "satellite",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-11-08",
      "change": "Entry created from cited open sources"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/silent-barker.html",
  "sources": {
    "asf-silent-barker": {
      "title": "Silent Barker (weapons and platforms entry)",
      "publisher": "Air & Space Forces Magazine",
      "url": "https://www.airandspaceforces.com/weapons/silent-barker/",
      "published": null,
      "tier": 3,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}