Pentagon-funded hub at Whenuapai tracks Iranian and Chinese satellites for US intelligence network

A Pentagon-funded hub at Whenuapai Air Force base, set up 2023, tracks Iranian and Chinese satellites in a US-led network with "secret" and "top secret" channels. Official Information Act releases show the hub tracked an Iranian satellite launched from Russia and a Chinese satellite near a French one in February. The network shares data with the National Reconnaissance Office.