Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory built two optical payloads for the United States Space Force

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Engineers and technicians at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts built two optical payloads for the United States Space Force to be hosted on separate Japanese Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) satellites in geostationary orbit. These payloads will support the Space Domain Awareness (SDA) mission for the United States Space Force. QZSS and the Hosted Payloads are planned to launch aboard Japan’s H3 rocket.