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29 May 2026: Russia conducted significant plane change maneuvers with 5 Cosmos satellites. Plane change maneuvers are rare in space operations, especially in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) due…
The growing competition in space between the United States and China is no longer theoretical or confined to science fiction. The recent Financial Times interactive report “Space Weapons”…
A 2026 CSIS report argues China is changing the way it operates in geosynchronous orbit (GEO), turning what used to look like a quiet parking lot into something…
8 April 2026: The 2026 Secure World Foundation Global Counterspace Capabilities Report assesses the continued expansion of counterspace capabilities across 13 countries and highlights the increasing integration of…
17 Apr 2026: Cosmos 2576 (59773), a suspected Nivelir co-orbital weapon system, raised its SMA nearly 30km from 28 Mar - 11 Apr. Russian space operators conducted a…
5 Apr 2026: Russian space operators continue to circularize Cosmos 2589's (64467). Recall that Russia launched Cosmos 2589 into an unusual Geosynchronous Highly Elliptical Orbit in Jun 2025.…
23 Dec 2025: The US Department of Defense/War released its annual report to Congress on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China. The document highlights…
6 Mar 2025: Russia continues to maneuver Cosmos 2589 (64467) closer to a circular Geosynchronous Orbit. Russia has been regularly increasing the satellite’s perigee and decreasing its apogee…
By Dr. Larissa Beavers 5 February 26: NDTV reported China’s development of a high-power microwave (HPM) system, known as the TPG1000Cs, reflects continued investment in directed-energy counterspace capabilities…
5 Feb 2026: I thought it was about time to check in on the Russian satellites operating in near-coplanar orbits with high-value US satellites. Thanks again to the…
By Dr. Larissa Beavers The SpaceReview released an article, “ The Successful Development of Russia’s Counterspace Activities in LEO and GEO” by Matthew Mowthorpe and Markos Trichas which…
By Dr. Larissa Beavers The following graphic provides a concise visual timeline of Russia’s steady progression from early co-orbital satellite experiments to an integrated, multi-layered counterspace posture, based…
16 Jan 2026: SJ-21 (49330) and SJ-25 (62485) may have exited RPO conditions in mid-January. Before doing so China appears to have used both spacecraft to train on…
16 Jan 2026: As noted in the 7 December 2025 Flash , Cosmos 2589 (64467) began conducting maneuvers to circularize its orbit on 19 Nov 2025 when it…
By Dr. Larissa Beavers PBS News reports two NATO intelligence services suspect that Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon specifically designed to disrupt or disable SpaceX’s Starlink satellite…
28 Nov 2025: After months of operating in proximity with one another Cosmos 2589 (64467) and Cosmos 2590 (64527) appear to be heading their separate ways. Cosmos 2589…
by Larissa Beavers 26 November 2025: Newsweek's reporter Micah McCartney states Chinese researchers are actively studying how to conduct large-scale electronic warfare against SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, running simulations…
by Larissa Beavers China has rapidly advanced its high-power microwave (HPM) weapons programs through decades of state-funded research, including major investments under the 863 Program . Early PLA…
22 Oct 2025: A 2025 report from Military Aerospace Electronics notes Chinese and Russian directed-energy research and fielding point to growing space-focused capabilities. Specifically the report notes efforts…
10 Oct 2025: Russia continues to periodically conduct rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) with Cosmos 2589 (64467) and Cosmos 2590 (64527). The satellite pair remain in “super-GEO” elliptical…
14 Sep 2025: Russia made at least 2 maneuvers from 6-9 September with Cosmos 2588 (64095) and raised its orbit ~6.4km. The SMA increase appears to be larger…
14 Sep 2025: We now have a new name for Object C which was the sub-satellite released by Cosmos 2589 back in July. Russia has registered Object C…
20-27 August 2025: In the 17 Aug Flash I reported Obj C (64527) had maneuvered and was no longer in RPO conditions with Cosmos 2589 (64467). Between 20-27…
3-16 August: In the 3 Aug Flash it appeared Cosmos 2589 (64467) and Obj C (64527) were positioned to conduct
