NRL Launches Glowbug-2 to Enhance Space Domain Awareness and Cosmic Anomaly Detection

NRL Launches Glowbug-2 to Enhance Space Domain Awareness and Cosmic Anomaly Detection

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Glowbug-2 instrument successfully launched on board the Department of War (DoW) Space Test Program – Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload at approximately 6:05 p.m. EDT on May 15, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla.

A conceptual image of the Department of War Space Test Program – Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload, featuring Glowbug-2, which launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., May 15, 2026. The payload will be installed outside of the International Space Station’s Columbus module. (Credit: U.S. Space Force and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center)

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