Issue 147Threat Analysis · Russia · GEO
Luch (Olymp) 2 Gets Up Close with Intelsat 39
The Joint Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) reported several
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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…
Iran’s non-kinetic campaign has produced measurable operational effects across navigation, communications, and the broader information environment. Disruptions to GPS and satellite-based systems have increased the risk to maritime…
30 April 2026: According to reporting by Matt Burgess of WIRED , since the start of the conflict on February 28, 2026, Iran has significantly expanded its use…
By Dr. Larissa Beavers 11 March 2026: Al Jazeera reporter Nina Montagu-Smith examines growing intelligence assessments that Iran may be leveraging China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system to improve…
By Dr. Larissa Beavers 2 March 2026: Matt Burgess , an author from WIRED , reports a sharp increase in GPS/GNSS interference affecting maritime traffic in the Middle…
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…
By Dr. Larissa Beavers The CNA report “ Russian Concepts of Future Warfare Based on Lessons from the Ukraine War ” examines how Russian military elites’ strategic and…
3 Oct 2025: Stephen Clark of Ars Technica (and friend of the Flash) released an article describing how removing the 50 largest pieces of debris, as identified by…
24 Sep 2025: Shiyan-12 02 (50322) conducted a minor maneuver to increase its distance from JCSAT 9 (29045). JCSAT 9 is a Japanese commercial communications satellite launched in…
28 Aug 2025: After drifting eastward for 150 days, Russia's Luch Olymp (40258), a suspected SIGINT collection satellite , has found a new home...and new neighbors. From 11-24…
NASA announced that the United States and seven other nations signed the Artemis Accords, a draft set of rules and norms for exploring the Moon.
19 Feb 2022: Russian positioned its electronic warfare units along with other forces along the Ukrainian border. They include TORN and SB-636 Svet-KU signals-intelligence systems that can pinpoint…
17 Feb 2022: Astroscale is preparing to resume an attempt to capture a satellite acting as a piece of debris in low Earth orbit, after pausing the demonstration…
1 Mar 2022: Ukraine is openly seeking the cooperation of commercial satellite operators. The goal is to obtain data, particularly from synthetic aperture radar, about the movement of…
1 Mar 2022: Localized Russian jamming of GPS signals in Ukraine has been detected by US forces in the region, but so far has not interfered with US…
4 Mar 2022: In response to International Sanctions, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin has withdrawn Russian space support to international missions. - Cooperation between Roscosmos and other…
28 Feb 2022: Viasat Inc said it was investigating a suspected cyberattack that caused a partial outage in its residential broadband services in Ukraine and other European countries.…
1 Mar 2022: Romania became the 16th country to sign the NASA-led Artemis Accords for cooperation in space exploration - Marius-Ioan Piso, the longtime head of the Romanian…
7 Mar 2022: Bahrain became the 17th country to join the Artemis Accords regarding principles for cooperation in space exploration and expands beyond traditional spacefaring nations. - Mohamed…
17 Mar 2022: Satellite operator Viasat is still seeing its connectivity services in Europe disrupted, more than two weeks after suffering a suspected cyber attack. - Viasat's KA-SAT…
3 Mar 2022: Hacker group announced on Telegram it will try to compromise GLONASS, the Russian GPS consellation. Other targets include Russian media, power grid & railways. -…
1 Apr 2022: SpaceX launched the fourth in its series of dedicated rideshare missions, placing one relatively large satellite and dozens of smallsats into low Earth orbit. See…
30 Mar 2022: Viasat believes the cyberattack on its KA-SAT network last month that affected modems across Ukraine and Europe was “deliberate” and intended to interrupt service, the…