A new, 316-page report released by the Secure World Foundation reveals a growing global race to develop counterspace capabilities—Russia and China are leading a surge in tactics that include jamming, […]
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Russian satellite tumbling out of control
A Russian satellite, Cosmos 2553, is tumbling out of control and posing a danger for other orbiting craft. Satellite observation specialist LeoLabs has reported that the “anti-satellite weapon” launched into […]
Russia to launch NASA’s American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to ISS
On April 7 the Russian Federal Space Agency’s (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz MS-27 will launch Soyuz 2.1a, at 10:47 PM PDT into low Earth orbit carrying two cosmonauts and one astronaut to […]
Forrester’s Digest: More changes at Roscosmos
The revolving door at Russian space agency Roscosmos has turned again. On March 20th, Roscosmos announced the appointment of Vasily Titov to the post of General Director at subsidiary organization […]
ULA’s Vulcan rocket’s new era of space capability for our country, certifies to launch national Security Space Launch missions
Following years of development and completing a comprehensive certification plan including two successful certification missions, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket has been certified by the United States Space […]
Czech Republic, Ukraine launch spy satellite project
The Czech Republic is moving forward with the creation of a joint satellite reconnaissance constellation with Ukraine designed to provide high-resolution optical surveillance capabilities in support of Ukraine’s defense needs. […]
Forrester’s Digest: France orders Eutelsat to stop Russia channels
French audio-visual regulator Arcom has ordered Eutelsat to stop transmitting two Russian channels from its satellites—Eutelsat must cease transmissions of the channel within three days. The affected channels, STS and […]
“US on high alert” – China’s satellites display unprecedented combat maneuvers in space
In an unprecedented development highlighting the escalating militarization of space, Chinese satellites have been observed conducting complex “dogfighting” maneuvers in low Earth orbit, a move that has prompted serious concerns […]
Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat orders 100 new OneWeb satellites
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat, which already has some 654 of its OneWeb satellites in low Earth orbit, is ordering another 100 satellites from Airbus Defence & Space. The new satellites […]
The US Begins Deploying Meadowlands Jammers Against russian and Chinese Satellites Starting in 2025
By Svetlana Shcherbak The U.S. Space Force prepares to put the Meadowlands electronic warfare anti-satellite weapon into operation after it completes final tests, which were extended by an additional two […]