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Britain's 'ghost' Skynet satellite has been moved - but no one knows by who
16 Oct 2025 13:24 GMT
… , 16 Oct 2025
The British Skynet satellite launches from Cape Kennedy - … ’s first military communications satellite - Skynet-1A - has been quietly … kilometres above Earth.
But satellite specialists say Skynet-1A is not where …
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UK boosts satellite defenses against laser attacks
13 Oct 2025 16:32 GMT
… economies. For example, satellite services are responsible for … the Skynet 6 program to enhance secure satellite communications … concerned with protecting its satellites against laser attacks from … lasers designed to blind satellites or destroy delicate …
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Skynet-1A: Military Spacecraft Launched 56 Years Ago Has Been Moved By Persons Unknown
12 Oct 2025 05:47 GMT
… UK launched Skynet-1A, a military communications satellite placed in … the intervening years, the satellite has likely been moved – … Skynet team from Oakhanger would go to the USAF satellite … problems for other nearby satellites in geostationary orbit. Should …
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In-depth: UK satellite capabilities and their protection
06 Oct 2025 22:10 GMT
… operations from dual-use inspector satellites and integrated kinetic, directed- … constellation of four Skynet 5 satellites and one Tyche satellite.
Skynet is a family … of military communications satellites which provide …
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Is Russia Targeting UK Satellites? What Space Command Says
03 Oct 2025 18:47 GMT
… around six dedicated military satellites, each equipped with counter … .
A US satellite moved closely to SKYNET 5A, a UK … communications satellite, to make … Jamming does not involve destroying satellites; it means flooding their …
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US 'shows off' capabilities in UK satellite maneuver; move signals 'space militarization intent'
03 Oct 2025 14:17 GMT
… a US satellite and the UK's Skynet 5A spacecraft … that many US military satellites possess this technology, while … orbit, home to communications satellites and other key space … RPO technology is essentially controlled satellite orbit maneuvering.
When it …
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US, France step up joint military satellite moves to counter China in space
30 Sep 2025 18:29 GMT
… a soaring number of satellites crucial for communications, … have demonstrated anti-satellite weapons and launched maneuverable … British military communications satellite called SKYNET 5A was operating … satellite called USA 271 move close to the UK's SKYNET …
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Space.com news post of interest: The U.S. military just moved a satellite to inspect a UK spacecraft 22,000 miles above Earth
23 Sep 2025 20:47 GMT
… to inspect an ally’s satellite.
U.S. Space Command … to examine the Skynet 5A military communications satellite operated by the … ) in geostationary orbit, where satellites remain above a fixed spot … maneuvering close to other nations’ satellites if need be.
To …
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The US military just moved a satellite to inspect a UK spacecraft 22,000 miles above Earth
22 Sep 2025 17:37 GMT
… to examine the Skynet 5A military communications satellite operated by the … ) in geostationary orbit, where satellites remain above a fixed spot … .S. satellite and the U.K.'s Skynet 5A spacecraft … with other nations' satellites if need be. According to …
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US Maneuvers Satellite to Observe UK Spacecraft in First-Ever Demonstration
19 Sep 2025 18:14 GMT
… Command touted the “coordinated satellite maneuver” as both a … Space Situational Awareness Program satellites designed to maneuver in … British said the satellite being examined was SKYNET 5A, used for … of the U.S. satellite around SKYNET 5A.
The operation was …