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Declassified: Meet America's 1970s Cold War Satellites for the First Time
31 Jan 2026 00:51 GMT
… a high orbit. Eight of the satellites were produced … which focuses on government satellite surveillance and intelligence gathering. … this handful of satellites, using a Molniya orbit to extend their … POPPY spy satellites that operated in low Earth orbit, but …
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US declassifies secret 1970s spy satellites that tracked Soviet threats for decades
30 Jan 2026 16:30 GMT
… a satellite designed for a type of HEO called a Molniya orbit. Molniya is … a highly elliptical, and very uncrowded, orbit when … half, another seven JUMPSEAT satellites flew to orbit. The NRO launched the …
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US government declassifies Cold War-era 'JUMPSEAT' spy satellites
29 Jan 2026 22:04 GMT
… launched some electronic surveillance satellites to low Earth orbit — those in … satellite designed to operate in a type of HEO called a Molniya orbit.
Molniya orbits … over.
These characteristics allow satellites in Molniya orbits to linger over high-latitude …
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Russians strike 50 km from front line with Molniya drones operated via Starlink – photos
29 Jan 2026 17:49 GMT
… : "Several strikes with Molniya drones equipped with Starlink occurred … loitering munition operated via Starlink satellite internet near Kropyvnytskyi.
Russian forces … modernising their drones, adapting Molniya for aerial reconnaissance and converting …
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Cheap but dangerous: how Russia's plywood Molniya drone has become a big problem for Ukraine's defence forces
15 Jan 2026 20:13 GMT
… warehouses and logistics facilities
Molniya-type drones fitted with … isolated cases of Starlink satellite terminals being installed on … A Russian Molniya-1 drone
Ultimately, the Molniya is increasingly … needed to counter the Molniya: route reconnaissance, fire …
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Ukrainian Missile Strike Destroys Main Workshop of UAV Plant in Taganrog – Satellite Images
15 Jan 2026 17:01 GMT
… Osint project after analyzing satellite images.
The company specializes … aerial vehicles, in particular Molniya drones, which the Russians … kamikaze aircraft types Molniya-1 and Molniya-2, as well … as the reconnaissance version Molniya-2R.
Such drones are …
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Russia equips Molniya drones with Starlink terminals, ISW says
14 Jan 2026 15:43 GMT
… 14 — Russia started to equip Molniya drones with Starlink terminals to … Jan. 13.
Starlink is a satellite internet service owned and operated … terminals in Russian drones.
The Molniya-2 drone is resistant to … drone unit, began to use Molniya-2 drones in Dec. …
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Russians begin equipping Molniya-2 drones with Starlink terminals – ISW
14 Jan 2026 09:51 GMT
… begun equipping their Molniya-2 drones with Starlink satellite systems, significantly increasing … has invested heavily in producing Molniya-2 UAV models, but claims … two.
Mashovets noted that the Molniya-2 drone is resistant to …
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China launches TJS-21 towards Molniya orbit, lofts trio of Shijian-30 spacecraft
24 Nov 2025 16:05 GMT
… most TJS satellites, the spacecraft will enter a Molniya-like orbit.
The launch … . The highly elliptical nature of Molniya orbits means spacecraft spend most of … country’s first forays into Molniya orbits. The experimental Shiyan series is …
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NATO intelligence suspects Russia of developing weapons to attack Elon Musk's Starlink satellites - media
22 Dec 2025 10:34 GMT
… Musk's Starlink satellite constellation with destructive orbital debris "clouds … , which rely on thousands of orbital satellites for communication, defense, and other … adapted the FPV drone "Molniya" for reconnaissance, installing Starlink …