US Space Force plans first military exercise in space
The US Space Force has announced a collaboration with Rocket Lab and True Anomaly for a first-of-its-kind mission designed to demonstrate how the military can counter «aggression in orbit». During this mission, a spacecraft created and launched by Rocket Lab will pursue another satellite created by the startup True Anomaly.
Space debris lands on Florida home — likely from the International Space Station
A few weeks ago, a 1 kg piece of debris broke through the roof of Alejandro Otero’s two-story house in Florida. The Nest camera recorded the noise at 14:34 local time — this is important because at 14:29, debris from the ISS re-entered the atmosphere. At that time, the object was moving over the Gulf of Mexico, heading to southwest Florida.
Russia is striking Ukraine with satellite photos it buys from US companies — The Atlantic with reference to the Ukrainian military
An unnamed Ukrainian military source told the journalist The Atlantic Graham Wood that in his opinion, Russian cruise missile strikes against Ukraine are directed using satellite imagery provided by American companies. According to the source, the sequence is clear: a satellite takes images of a location, and a missile arrives a few days or weeks…
SpaceX is building a spy satellite network for the Pentagon — Reuters
SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a secret contract with the US intelligence agency, the agency reported Reuters five sources familiar with the program. The spy network is being built by SpaceX’s Starshield business unit under a $1.8 billion contract signed in 2021 with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
SpaceX has launched three Falcon 9s in less than a day, two of them — in a record-breaking 1 hour and 51 minutes.
In less than a day after the launch of the crew to the ISS, SpaceX delivered 53 commercial satellites (including an innovative spacecraft for tracking methane emissions) and 23 Starlink satellites into orbit.
The ADRAS-J satellite, designed to combat space debris, has entered orbit and headed for its target
On February 18, Rocket Lab successfully launched the ADRAS-J satellite of the Japanese company Astroscale into space using an Electron rocket.
White House: Russia is developing anti-satellite weapons, but «no immediate threat»
The Biden administration, citing intelligence data, confirmed that Russia is developing anti-satellite weapons — although they are currently «not active and do not pose an immediate threat».
SpaceX launches military satellites to track hypersonic missiles from russia and China
On Wednesday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with two prototype satellites for the Missile Defense Agency and four missile tracking satellites for the US Space Force.