Currently USAF SPACETRACK supports the U. S. space effort in a variety of ways. Space surveillance permits space objects to be detected, identified, located continuously, analyzed, avoided, monitored for status changes, and to have their decay impacts predicted. These functions are performed in compliance with international agreement and national space pol icy. As the U. S. and other nations venture forward in space, new requirements will be levied on USAF to defend our space investments. The USAF SPACETRACK System is evolving to meet this challenge
