Musk builds network of spy satellites for US - News.com.au. SpaceX contract with an American intelligence agency (ANSA) $1.8 billion contract signed in 2021 with one of the American intelligence agencies.

If the program SpaceX is working on is successful, the Department of Defense will see its capabilities significantly increase, quickly identifying potential targets almost anywhere in the world. "No one can escape it," a source told Reuters when describing the new system's capabilities. The constellation of satellites will in fact be able to offer the most persistent, pervasive and rapid coverage of activities on Earth.