Russia, Ukraine and Drones
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Sam Kiley reports from Ukraine’s fortress belt in Pavlohrad and Izium in eastern Ukraine on the dramatic effect of switching off the Starlink satellite network used by Russian forces
U.S. government contractor Q-CTRL told Newsweek its quantum sensors would be deployed later this year as GPS jamming increases.
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Russian satellite shatters into debris, sparking urgent space station alert
A Russian anti-satellite missile test destroyed the defunct COSMOS 1408 satellite, generating more than 1,500 pieces of trackable debris and forcing the International Space Station crew into emergency shelter procedures.
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Russian satellite breaks apart, triggering space station alert
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were briefly placed on alert after a defunct Russian satellite fragmented in low Earth orbit.
From a Ukrainian listening post, our reporter heard it happen: Starlink terminals went dark, leaving Russian soldiers along the front unable to coordinate.
The loss of access to Starlink satellite Internet service comes at a crucial time in Russia's war on Ukraine. As Moscow scrambles for short-term fixes and longer-term alternatives for battlefield communications and aiming drones,
Two Russian satellites have spent years quietly maneuvering along Earth’s geostationary belt — the ring of orbits 36,000 kilometers (roughly 22,370 miles) above the equator, where satellites appear stationary relative to the planet.
Officials recently sounded the alarm over Russia intercepting communications from European satellites. But this isn’t a new problem. Ever since the initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014, two Russian satellites have been secretly stalking European spacecraft. They have been manoeuvring close enough to raise concerns about more than mere observation.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Russia on Sunday sent three Iranian communications satellites into orbit, the second such launch since July, Iranian state television reported. The report said that a Russian rocket sent the satellites to circle the Earth on a 500 ...