The Russian government’s official policy on its invasion of Ukraine – and its lack of success – seems to be “Don’t mention the War!”. Yet despite media restrictions most of Russia’s public realises that something is going on. Most obviously, Western commercial...
The United States Space Force (USSF) has outlined how it is moving forward with its Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System (EWS) programme to replace its in-situ fleet of DMSP satellites stemming from the cold-war era, at the end of February. These Defense...
Iran has announced that Qased rocket has launched Noor-2 satellite from the Shahroud launch site in Iran. The orbit is reportedly circa 500 km. The satellite is believed to be a “Measurement and Signals Intelligence (MASINT) type. The time of the launch is to be...
Bob Marley may have sung the lyric “We’re jammin’, jammin’, jammin’” several decades ago, but this chorus could now be appropriate in Ukraine. The jamming started just before the Russian invasion when GPS navigation signals were detected as being jammed over the...
Lockheed Martin contracted with Terran Orbital to provide it with three microsatellites “in support of product demonstration” on 17 February. Terran Orbital is to be responsible for providing the satellites, launch procurement, integration and operations....
On 21 February, Russia’s President Putin ordered troops and tanks into disputed territories of Donetsk and Luhansk for “peacekeeping”, which was regarded by many as an act of war. This became certain when Russian troops and T-72 and T-90 tanks, supported by the...
