Issue 147Threat Analysis · Russia · GEO
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The Joint Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) reported several
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…
30 April 2026: Russia launched the first Soyuz-5 launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. There was a mass-simulator on board, no active satellites. The launch was sub-orbital…
23 April 2026: Russia launched an Angara-1.2 from Plesetsk with Cosmos 2615, 2616, 2617, & 2618 (68826-29). All four satellites are OO-MKA imagery satellites and join 6 others…
1 May 2026: COMSPOC_OPS reported that the rendezvous proximity operations between Cosmos 2581, 2582 and 2583 (62902, 62903 & 62904) are continuing. Their latest reporting was specific to…
3 May 2026: As we noted in previous Flash editions, Cosmos 2589 (64467) had nearly completed its orbit circularization and USA 325 (51281) looked to be heading in…
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 April 2026: Russia launched a Soyuz-2-1b rocket lifted off from Plesetsk with multiple spacecraft for the Ministry of Defense. Announcement of the pending launch was delayed due…
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…
17 Apr 2026: Over the next 2-3 weeks both USA 325 and TJS-10 will pass through Cosmos 2589's orbit. As we began reporting in November 2025, Cosmos 2589…
23 Mar 2026: Russia launched a Soyuz 2.1b from Plesetsk carrying 16 Rassvet 3 satellites (68360-68376) to Low Earth Orbit. Russia did release NOTAMs for the launch, however…
3 Apr 2026: Russia launched a Soyuz 2.1a with Fregat-M upperstage with the Meridian 11 satellite (either 68571 or 68572, not certain which yet) from Plesetsk. This is…
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.…
By Dr. Larissa Beavers 18 March 2026: The Wall Street Journal’s , Thomas Grove , recently reported that Russia is allegedly expanding military cooperation with Iran by providing…
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…
6 Mar 2026: Russia launched a Proton-M, with a DM-03 upper stage, with the Elektro-L No.5 (67756) meteorological satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, on 12 February 2026. Elektro-L…
30 Jan 2026: Jamestown.org published an article detailing Chinese analysis of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. Author Sunny Cheung , concludes Chinese writings point to three overarching lessons: 1) the…
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…
5 Feb 2026: Russialaunched a Soyuz 2.1B from Plesetsk carrying 9 payloads (67674-67682) to? Earth Orbit (LEO). Russia announced only that the satellites were for the Ministry of…
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…
5 Jan 2026: Russia appears to be struggling to maintain its 4-satellite missile warning constellation. The Tundra/Kupol constellation was meant to consist of 8-10 satellites (as it had…
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…