By Andrew Jones, Published by space.com, 11 September 2023 The new satellite adds to China’s Yaogan reconnaissance constellations. China launched a new classified satellite on Sunday (Sept. 10), continuing the country’s recent rapid launch rate. A Long March 6A rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern
By Jesse William McGraw, Published by cybernews, 11 September 2023 The GhostSec hacktivist collective takes aim at big targets like satellites, train infrastructure, and industrial control systems. Hackers say they don’t fear repercussions because fighting for freedom is simply worth it. Since the start of the cyber age, hackers have
By Trevor Sesnic, Published by NASA Spaceflight, 11 September 2023 SpaceX is set to launch two back-to-back Starlink missions this week. The first mission, Starlink Group 7-2, will launch 21 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex (SLC) 4 East at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The
By Bett Tingley, Published by space.com, 9 September 2023 The United States Space Force has a new mission statement. Space Force unveiled the new statement this week, outlining the service's mission in just nine brief words: "Secure our Nation's interests in, from, and to space." In a statement, the service's
Atlas V551 rocket ready for launch at Cape Canaveral carrying Silent Barker payload By Sebastian Roblin, Published by Popular Mechanics, 5 September 2023 Welcome to this cutthroat game of spy vs. spy. The U.S. is growing worried about the increasing number of so-called inspector satellites launched into space by China
By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 30 August 2023 The Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture was designed to be the “space backbone” for JADC2. The Space Development Agency is gearing up to launch its next set of satellites as it works to build a future network of hundreds of military
By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 28 August 2023 Officials talked about Tuesday’s launch of NROL-107 in a bid to “deter the adversary.” A Tuesday launch will aim to put highly secret object-tracking satellites into geosynchronous orbit, U.S. officials said in a press conference about an upcoming National Reconnaissance
A prototype satellite bus is in production at the Hera Systems’ factory in San Jose, California. Credit: Hera Systems By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 28 August 2023 The small satellite manufacturers announced a joint bid for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 2 contract WASHINGTON — Small satellite
