#antisatellite — Public Fediverse posts
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Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect #Russia is developing a new #antisatellite weapon to target Elon Musk's Starlink constellation via destructive orbiting clouds of shrapnel,
with the aim of reining in Western space superiority that has helped Ukraine on the battlefield.
Intelligence findings seen by The Associated Press say the so-called "#zone-#effect #weapon" would seek to flood Starlink orbits with hundreds of thousands of high-density pellets, potentially disabling multiple satellites at once
-- but also risking catastrophic collateral damage to other orbiting systems.
Analysts who haven't seen the findings say they doubt such a weapon could work without causing uncontrollable chaos in space for companies and countries, including Russia and its ally China, that rely on thousands of orbiting satellites for communications, defense and other vital needs.
Such repercussions, including risks to its own space systems, could steer Moscow away from deploying or using such a weapon, analysts said.
"I don't buy it. Like, I really don't," said Victoria Samson, a space-security specialist at the Secure World Foundation who leads the Colorado-based nongovernmental organization's annual study of anti-satellite systems. "I would be very surprised, frankly, if they were to do something like that."
But the commander of the Canadian military's Space Division, Brig. Gen. Christopher Horner, said such Russian work cannot be ruled out in light of previous U.S. allegations that Russia also has been pursuing an indiscriminate nuclear, space-based weapon.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/intelligence-agencies-suspect-russia-is-developing-anti-satellite-weapon-to-target-starlink-service -
More details on the secret #SpaceX satellite constellation program for the U.S. Department of #Defense.
Perhaps most worrisome: the potential for these assets to become the targets of space warfare, including #ASAT weapons.
https://www.twz.com/space/if-spacexs-secret-constellation-is-what-we-think-it-is-its-game-changing
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More details on the secret #SpaceX satellite constellation program for the U.S. Department of #Defense.
Perhaps most worrisome: the potential for these assets to become the targets of space warfare, including #ASAT weapons.
https://www.twz.com/space/if-spacexs-secret-constellation-is-what-we-think-it-is-its-game-changing
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More details on the secret #SpaceX satellite constellation program for the U.S. Department of #Defense.
Perhaps most worrisome: the potential for these assets to become the targets of space warfare, including #ASAT weapons.
https://www.twz.com/space/if-spacexs-secret-constellation-is-what-we-think-it-is-its-game-changing
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More details on the secret #SpaceX satellite constellation program for the U.S. Department of #Defense.
Perhaps most worrisome: the potential for these assets to become the targets of space warfare, including #ASAT weapons.
https://www.twz.com/space/if-spacexs-secret-constellation-is-what-we-think-it-is-its-game-changing
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More details on the secret #SpaceX satellite constellation program for the U.S. Department of #Defense.
Perhaps most worrisome: the potential for these assets to become the targets of space warfare, including #ASAT weapons.
https://www.twz.com/space/if-spacexs-secret-constellation-is-what-we-think-it-is-its-game-changing
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The White House publicly confirmed on Thursday that Russia has obtained a “troubling” emerging anti-satellite weapon but said it cannot directly cause “physical destruction” on Earth.
White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said U.S. intelligence officials have information that Russia has obtained the capability but that such a weapon is not currently operational. U.S. officials are analyzing the information they have on the emerging technology and have consulted with allies and partners on the matter.
“First this is not an active capability that’s been deployed and though Russia’s pursuit of this particular capability is troubling, there is no immediate threat to anyone’s safety,” Kirby said. “We’re not talking about a weapon that can be used to used to attack human beings or cause physical destruction here on Earth.’’
#AntiSatelliteWeapons #antisatellite -
"The testing of a direct-ascent anti-satellite weapon on 15 November 2021 has prompted renewed efforts in space arms control. A multilateral treaty banning all destructive anti-satellite weapon tests is urgently needed."
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#Space companies say #antisatellite or #ASAT tests threaten economic development
The statement comes two years after #Russia shot down one of an older #satellite, #Kosmos1408, with a #Nudol #missile launched from the ground. The test, intended to demonstrate Russia's capability to shoot down assets in space, showered more than 1,500 pieces of debris into low-Earth orbit (#LEO)
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/worried-about-orbital-debris-private-space-companies-push-to-end-asat-tests/ -
The Future Of Geography And Rise Of Astropolitics
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https://geographical.co.uk/geopolitics/the-future-of-geography-tim-marshall <-- shared technical article / opinion piece
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H/T @Tim Marshall
#GIS #spatial #mapping #geography #astropolitics #moon #mining #military #spaceforce #extraterrestial #Mars #spaceexploration #lithium #silicon #solarsystem #satellites #antisatellite #conflict #imperialism #resources -
The Future Of Geography And Rise Of Astropolitics
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https://geographical.co.uk/geopolitics/the-future-of-geography-tim-marshall <-- shared technical article / opinion piece
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H/T @Tim Marshall
#GIS #spatial #mapping #geography #astropolitics #moon #mining #military #spaceforce #extraterrestial #Mars #spaceexploration #lithium #silicon #solarsystem #satellites #antisatellite #conflict #imperialism #resources -
The Future Of Geography And Rise Of Astropolitics
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https://geographical.co.uk/geopolitics/the-future-of-geography-tim-marshall <-- shared technical article / opinion piece
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H/T @Tim Marshall
#GIS #spatial #mapping #geography #astropolitics #moon #mining #military #spaceforce #extraterrestial #Mars #spaceexploration #lithium #silicon #solarsystem #satellites #antisatellite #conflict #imperialism #resources -
The Future Of Geography And Rise Of Astropolitics
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https://geographical.co.uk/geopolitics/the-future-of-geography-tim-marshall <-- shared technical article / opinion piece
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H/T @Tim Marshall
#GIS #spatial #mapping #geography #astropolitics #moon #mining #military #spaceforce #extraterrestial #Mars #spaceexploration #lithium #silicon #solarsystem #satellites #antisatellite #conflict #imperialism #resources -
The Future Of Geography And Rise Of Astropolitics
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https://geographical.co.uk/geopolitics/the-future-of-geography-tim-marshall <-- shared technical article / opinion piece
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H/T @Tim Marshall
#GIS #spatial #mapping #geography #astropolitics #moon #mining #military #spaceforce #extraterrestial #Mars #spaceexploration #lithium #silicon #solarsystem #satellites #antisatellite #conflict #imperialism #resources -
#StarNet system with technology such as #laser communication and #AI : #China 🇨🇳 has been developing numerous alternative #AntiSatellite 🛰️ technologies, including #microwaves that can jam communications or #burn 🔥 electronic components.
#Lasers for blinding or damaging satellites, nano-sats that can be launched in huge numbers to cripple bigger satellites, and cyber weapons to hack into the #satellite #communication #network. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3178939/china-military-needs-defence-against-potential-starlink-threatPicture : :ccby: :cc_sa: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Star_Wars_day_in_Legoland_Billund_20._of_June_2010_(b).jpg
#SciFi ?
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#StarNet system with technology such as #laser communication and #AI : #China 🇨🇳 has been developing numerous alternative #AntiSatellite 🛰️ technologies, including #microwaves that can jam communications or #burn 🔥 electronic components.
#Lasers for blinding or damaging satellites, nano-sats that can be launched in huge numbers to cripple bigger satellites, and cyber weapons to hack into the #satellite #communication #network. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3178939/china-military-needs-defence-against-potential-starlink-threatPicture : :ccby: :cc_sa: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Star_Wars_day_in_Legoland_Billund_20._of_June_2010_(b).jpg
#SciFi ?
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#StarNet system with technology such as #laser communication and #AI : #China 🇨🇳 has been developing numerous alternative #AntiSatellite 🛰️ technologies, including #microwaves that can jam communications or #burn 🔥 electronic components.
#Lasers for blinding or damaging satellites, nano-sats that can be launched in huge numbers to cripple bigger satellites, and cyber weapons to hack into the #satellite #communication #network. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3178939/china-military-needs-defence-against-potential-starlink-threatPicture : :ccby: :cc_sa: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Star_Wars_day_in_Legoland_Billund_20._of_June_2010_(b).jpg
#SciFi ?
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#StarNet system with technology such as #laser communication and #AI : #China 🇨🇳 has been developing numerous alternative #AntiSatellite 🛰️ technologies, including #microwaves that can jam communications or #burn 🔥 electronic components.
#Lasers for blinding or damaging satellites, nano-sats that can be launched in huge numbers to cripple bigger satellites, and cyber weapons to hack into the #satellite #communication #network. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3178939/china-military-needs-defence-against-potential-starlink-threatPicture : :ccby: :cc_sa: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Star_Wars_day_in_Legoland_Billund_20._of_June_2010_(b).jpg
#SciFi ?
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#StarNet system with technology such as #laser communication and #AI : #China 🇨🇳 has been developing numerous alternative #AntiSatellite 🛰️ technologies, including #microwaves that can jam communications or #burn 🔥 electronic components.
#Lasers for blinding or damaging satellites, nano-sats that can be launched in huge numbers to cripple bigger satellites, and cyber weapons to hack into the #satellite #communication #network. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3178939/china-military-needs-defence-against-potential-starlink-threatPicture : :ccby: :cc_sa: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Star_Wars_day_in_Legoland_Billund_20._of_June_2010_(b).jpg
#SciFi ?
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With every new piece of discarded launch hardware, every fragment of a destructive #antisatellite test, and every bit of debris shed from spacecraft in increasingly congested #LEO #space, the risk of a loss-of-life incident in space grows.
https://www.space.com/russian-space-debris-cancels-nasa-spacewalk