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The ambitious plans of the Russian authorities to dramatically increase the production of satellites and assemble the Sphere group of 500 devices for civil and defense needs into orbit have met with failure. In Russia, there is an acute shortage of xenon, an inert gas that is used as ‘fuel’ for the on-board engines of […]
This week, a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Moscow considers American commercial satellites working in the interests of Ukraine as “legitimate targets.” The Russian diplomat Kostiantyn Vorontsov did not specify which satellite devices he was referring to. However, it is not difficult to guess that the occupiers consider the satellites of SpaceX, […]
SpaceX launched another Starlink mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 17, SpaceX said. The mission launched another 53 Starlink satellites. This was the 13th flight of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Earlier, it also launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2 missions.
Chinese scientists have raised the question of the possibility of destroying Starlink satellites. A study by Zhen Yuan Zhang of the Beijing Monitoring and Telecommunications Institute said in detail that the need for satellite destruction mechanisms posed a possible threat to China’s national security. The article, first published in Modern Defense Technology and later translated […]
Yesterday, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites into low orbit, and today the Falcon 9 rocket, which launched from the LC-40 launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, sent another group of 53 Starlink satellites into orbit. 22 hours and 33 minutes elapsed between these two launches. And while Starlink’s speed is impressive, it’s not a record […]
The non-profit organization Halifax International Security Forum is trying to raise $10 million to create a network of surveillance satellites for Ukraine. Satellogic, an Earth observation company, was selected to produce the satellites after the fundraiser was completed. It is noted that Halifax International has established the Ukraine Victory Fund to raise $10 million to […]