Star Wars: Ein russischer Militärsatellit kommt einem von der Ukraine genutzten sehr, sehr nahe.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-space-satellite-ukraine-finland/33879458.html
Star Wars: Ein russischer Militärsatellit kommt einem von der Ukraine genutzten sehr, sehr nahe.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-space-satellite-ukraine-finland/33879458.html
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A month after five military satellites were launched from Russia’s Plesetsk facility, they were reported maneuvering in ways that would potentially intercept a US-registered, Finnish-operated satellite that provides intelligence to Ukraine.
Shortly after midnight on October 18, roughly 1,000 kilometers above the Earth’s surface, a Russian military satellite known as Kosmos-2612 did something highly unusual.
It moved close to another satellite — one registered in the United States, operated by a Finnish company, and providing intelligence to Ukraine, among others.
How close?
By several estimates, 200 meters. Maybe less.
„This is provocative. But I view it as typical of the kind of things that Russia does all the time.“
The incident has grabbed attention — from amateur satellite watchers and commercial companies, not to mention Western intelligence agencies — in a way not seen in a long time.
Last report, just a day or two ago, was that the Russian satellite has approached within 5km. Now 200m is much much closer. They might get even closer and perhaps use lasers to blind it, if the intent is to disable its optical sensors (if ICEYE-X36 has any), or it might interfere with its synthetic aperture radar
Bit of a mouthful compared to the previous titles
Hybrid war in space, now against a NATO member. The point is that they know the US has no appetite or being muscular over this so they can try to push it to demonstrate it and to try to show that Europe has no back up.
They wont go so far as to break a satellite yet as that will upset enough people in the US to force the administration to care.
200 meters is so insanely close in space
IS nato not capable of taking out that satellite?
Oh, I think I know why Starlink is helping Putin.
„Watcha doin‘?“
*turns away*
Good news Finally Russia is doing something against enemy’s satellites
ICEYE-X36 is a commercial satellite. Its key feature is synthetic aperture radar (SAR). Unlike conventional optical satellites, it can image the planet’s surface regardless of time of day or weather conditions (for example, through cloud cover or at night).
The radar images obtained are used for Ukrainian military intelligence: tracking the movement of troops and equipment, as well as changes at strategic sites. So by establishing surveillance over it, the Russians can to some extent control which territory the satellite scans (this can be inferred from the satellite’s heating, as well as the position of its lenses).
I don’t know whether the approach of another satellite causes any kind of disturbance and how this affects the satellite’s operation, but something is evidently happening, since ICEYE-X36 is forced to change orbit. The satellite has a limited fuel supply, and this is probably how they are reducing its service life
Is Kessler coming to visit