Image: zamin.uz By Stephen Bryen, Published by Asia Times, 25 May 2026 Between May 14 and 20, Russia repositioned five of six recently launched Cosmos military satellites from an orbital inclination of 97 degrees to 97.8 degrees, putting the Cosmos satellites on the same orbital plane as a satellite known as ICEYE-X36.
By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 22 May 2026 A new software system designed to track threats to British satellites has reached operational status six months ahead of schedule, the Ministry of Defence has announced, as the UK also released the first images captured by its Noctis-1 military
The Russian satellites, COSMOS 2581 and COSMOS 2583, passed within 3 metres of each other on 28 April, 2026 (COMSPOC) By Anthony Cuthbertson, Published by The Independent, 7 May 2026 The incident raises concerns about space surveillance and orbital collisions Astronomers have observed two Russian military satellites passing within 3
Diagram of message-sending from Vienna to Beijing through space-ground integrated quantum network using China's Micius satellite, which launched in 2016. (Image credit: CAS/Pan Jianwei's team) By Dylan Welch, Published by GMF US, 5 May 2026 Quantum technologies will change how we communicate, navigate, and calculate in space. As the United
Planet Labs aims to push forward peace around the world by shining a luminous spotlight from space on the movement of tanks, troops, missiles and warships across the Earth’s surface. Shown here is its headquarters in San Francisco (Photo By Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) By Kevin
Northrop Grumman will supply 36 satellites for SDA's Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta Data Transport Layer. Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 29 April 2026 The Space Force plans to expand the scope of its data transport constellation in the next few years, kick-starting
Tyche, the first of MoD's new Minerva satellites was launched into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon rocket from the US in August 2024. Artist impression. Credit SSTL By Abdullah Farooq and John McEvoy, Published by Declassified UK, 29 April 2026 Exclusive: Ministry of Defence satellite data analysed by Declassified indicates
A satellite orbiting the Earth (NASA) By Fadah Jassem, Published by The National, 28 April 2026 With Washington withholding imagery during the Iran war, customers are searching the free market for European and Chinese alternatives The battle for control of information has been a major part of conflict since the
