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From Cold War interceptors to Ukraine: how Russia came to park spy satellites next to the West’s most sensitive tech in orbit
23 Feb 2026 09:38 GMT
… intercept transmissions from foreign commercial satellites unreachable by “conventional means.”
… satellite projects and extends into the post-Soviet era, producing the Kosmos … -2542 and Kosmos-2543 inspector satellites, the latter of …
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Europe believes Russian reconnaissance spacecraft intercepted messages from key European satellites - FT
04 Feb 2026 09:56 GMT
… ; has approached 17 European satellites.
"Both satellites are suspected of … using these devices to monitor satellites.
"Satellite networks are the Achilles … new satellites last year called "Kosmos-2589" and "Kosmos-2590 …
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Five of Russia's six 'Tundra' early-warning satellites lost
29 Dec 2025 23:45 GMT
… , said the “Tundra” satellites have gone silent, reports … from the last working satellite, Kosmos 2552. The craft missed … from Kosmos 2541 and Kosmos 2563, which failed earlier. Both satellites … missile defense, but the satellites provided precious minutes of …
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December 1, 1972: Interkosmos 8 Satellite Is Launched, Carrying First Bulgarian Equipment to Measure Ionospheric Plasma Parameters
01 Dec 2025 11:13 GMT
… , 1972, the Interkosmos 8 satellite is orbited, carrying Bulgarian equipment … instruments and launch previous Interkosmos satellites.
These experts have proficiently … satellites, along with various missions from the Soviet Kosmos 261, Kosmos 348, and Kosmos …
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China launches sensing satellite, useful in gathering Earth data
21 Oct 2025 15:58 GMT
… addition to two other satellites. Generally, remote sensing satellites gather Earth data … be both remote sensing satellites or spy satellites and can include spectral … Reconnaissance Satellite or RORSAT. A RORSAT was launched in 1987 , called Kosmos …
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Novy Kosmos satellite grouping to ensure year-round navigation in Arctic — expert
16 Jun 2025 14:55 GMT
… #47;. A radar satellites grouping, developed by the Novy Kosmos (New Space … told TASS.
"One launched satellite will provide data on NSR … future, a grouping of 20 satellites will provide round-the-clock … ," he said.
Radar satellites are used to see the …
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China launches internet satellites on 600th mission of Long March rocket (video)
17 Oct 2025 15:13 GMT
… successfully lofted a batch of satellites for the Guowang broadband … a group of Guowang internet satellites launches from the Hainan … The Soviet Union's Kosmos family and the American Atlas … the 12th group of Guowang satellites. Each batch is thought …
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Putin’s spacecraft are stalking Brit satellites & trying to jam them every week, says UK space command
03 Oct 2025 09:41 GMT
… a secretive Russian “killer satellite” was detected launching another … near a US spacecraft.
Kosmos-2558 is on an … framework aimed at improving satellite defence and resilience.
Will … aimed at threatening critical satellite infrastructure used for communication, …
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Germany Invests €35B in Space Defenses Amid Russian Satellite Threats
27 Sep 2025 21:01 GMT
… adversaries to gather data on satellite orbits, frequencies, and vulnerabilities, … reducing reliance on vulnerable commercial satellites. However, challenges remain, including … prowess—evidenced by its Kosmos series satellites, which have conducted rendezvous …
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Two Russian satellites ‘CHASING’ space capsules used by German military over Earth as Putin’s WW3 threats go into space
25 Sep 2025 13:08 GMT
… Olymp surveillance satellites are trailing Intelsat satellites as he … Boris Pistorius warned Russian satellites are pursuing space … quot;They can disrupt satellite operations, blind satellites, manipulate or kinetically … a US spacecraft.
Kosmos-2558 is on an …