#spacewarfare — Public Fediverse posts

🇮🇱 Израильские военные сообщили об ударе по иранскому объекту, связанному с космическими и ракетными программами, который, по данным израильской разведки, использовался для разработки технологий атаки на спутники.

Согласно заявлению, комплекс занимался исследованиями и разработкой систем наведения, способных работать за пределами атмосферы, что потенциально может использоваться для создания средств поражения космических аппаратов.

Подобные технологии рассматриваются как критически важные для программ противоспутникового или противоракетного вооружения, поскольку требуют высокой точности наведения на цели, движущиеся по орбите со скоростью несколько километров в секунду.

Отдельно отмечается, что подобные разработки могли быть связаны с иранскими программами баллистических ракет и космических ракет-носителей, где активно ведутся исследования экзоатмосферного участка полета и систем управления на больших высотах.

В теории такие наработки могут стать основой для создания так называемых прямых противоспутниковых перехватчиков, которые запускаются с земли по баллистической траектории и поражают спутники кинетическим ударом на орбите.

@yigal_levin

https://bastyon.com/post?s=387f720000331a821e413804212a2e572f133c5589919f23530b0d25952a8332&ref=PJ51iZCUEtcVrCj4Wof8Am7FbKLgbAJ7PS

#Израиль #Иран #БлижнийВосток #ЦАХАЛ #ВоенныеТехнологии #Космос #Спутники #ПротивоспутниковоеОружие #БаллистическиеРакеты #РакетныеТехнологии #Разведка #Безопасность #Геополитика #ВоеннаяАналитика #ASAT #MissileDefense #SpaceWarfare

The increasing density of #satellites high above Earth is an attractive target for disruption, potentially triggering orbital catastrophe. "Chinese scientists have developed a compact ultra-powerful energy generator, paving the way for next-generation weapons that could one day be turned on satellite swarms like SpaceX’s #Starlink constellation."

https://www.the-independent.com/tech/china-starlink-satellite-weapon-pulse-microwave-b2915138.html

#Space #SpaceEnvironment #SpaceWarfare #SpaceDebris

"The decision to pursue space-based weapons marks a significant departure from previous #UnitedStates #military policy. For decades, placing #weapons in orbit was considered a provocative act, potentially triggering a new arms race in space. However, the rise of potential adversaries like #China and #Russia, who are actively testing space-capable weapons, has prompted a reevaluation of this stance."

https://visegradpost.com/en/2025/09/05/were-putting-weapons-in-space-and-breaking-every-rule-trump-administration-shatters-decades-old-military-taboo-with-orbital-missile-defense-system-against-hypersonic-threats/

#Space #SpaceWarfare

#WienerZeitung / #WZ:
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„Ein rechtsfreier Raum im All wäre fatal“
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"Im März erreichte eine kommerzielle Landefähre den Mond. Das Ereignis zeigt den Umbruch in der Raumfahrt: Private Firmen übernehmen strategische Aufgaben, klare Regeln fehlen. Die WZ sprach mit Weltraumingenieur Norbert Frischauf über Entwicklungen."

https://www.wienerzeitung.at/a/ein-rechtsfreier-raum-im-all-waere-fatal

10.8.2025

#NewSpace #Privatisierung #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceWarfare #Weltraum #Weltraummüll #Weltraumrecht #Weltraumschrott

An arms race in space threatens every one of us down here. And yet, so USSF claims, "the evolution of the service requires a shift from systems designed for a peaceful space environment to those built for resilience and effectiveness against emerging threats. This strategic shift necessitates significant investments in advanced technologies, resilient infrastructure, and highly skilled personnel."

https://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4174792/space-force-documentary-screened-on-capitol-hill-highlighting-need-for-space-su/

#SpaceEnvironment #UnitedStates #SpaceForce #SpacePolicy #SpaceWarfare

It was only a matter of time before someone proposed merging #SpaceWarfare with the large satellite constellation model. But at what risk to the #SpaceEnvironment?

"The concept would consist of up to 2,000 small satellites [which] would serve dual purposes as both detection systems and 'kill vehicles' that would de-orbit, target, and physically slam into threats without requiring missiles in space." Each satellite would be "roughly the size of a small refrigerator".

https://spacenews.com/booz-allen-unveils-brilliant-swarms-satellite-concept-for-missile-defense/

"#China could effectively approach nearly 1,400 #Starlink #satellites within 12 hours using just 99 Chinese satellites. These could be equipped with lasers, microwaves and other devices to conduct reconnaissance, tracking or other operations."

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3294047/chinese-scientists-simulate-hunting-starlink-satellites-orbit

#Space #SpaceSustainability #SpaceWarfare

"Once considered a largely peaceful domain, #space is now viewed by many American lawmakers and military commanders as a place where the next major global conflict might unfold," but "there are surprisingly few international agreements to safeguard against military action there — and no established norms."

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/05/opinion/nuclear-weapons-space.html

#War #SpaceWarfare #SpaceLaw

"'The history of humanity is where there are military advantages, the military will operate. People will try to neutralize those advantages and try to exploit those advantages. And space is no different.'"

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/us/politics/pentagon-space-military-russia-china.html

#Space #SpaceWarfare #Military

Interesting #Arctic reporting as always from Mia Bennett of Cryopolitics, this time on the temporary Israeli base that was built in US state of #Alaska to test defensive space missiles now being used in the #MiddleEast.

https://www.cryopolitics.com/2024/04/29/kodiak-pacific-spaceport-complex-israel/

#Israel #Kodiak #spacewarfare #IDF #geography #military #outerspace #geopolitics #IsraelHamasWar @geography @geopolitics

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

#Space #SpaceWarfare #AntiSatellite #SpaceSustainability

"After decades of reflecting on the basics of nuclear blasts in space, I have come to see the risks as extremely low to nonexistent because a detonation would harm not only the attacked, but also the attacker."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/science/space-nuclear-bomb-putin.html

#Space #SpaceSustainability #NuclearWeapons #SpaceWarfare

Another rather large hole in the Outer Space Treaty: "Using low-earth orbit satellite constellations as military targets falls within the scope of space warfare, and space warfare is currently a blind spot in the framework of space governance."

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42423-023-00138-8

#SpaceGovernance #SpaceWarfare #Space #OST

Enter the hunter satellites preparing for space war - Enlarge / True Anomaly's satellites (not pictured) will spy on each oth... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1914400 #anti-satellitetests #spacewarfare #satellite #science