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#Skynet1A: #Military #Spacecraft Launched 56 Years Ago Has Been Moved By Persons Unknown
The dead #satellite is supposed to remain in the #geostationary belt around 40° East.
The spacecraft is not where it is supposed to be, according to what we know about orbits, now some 36,000 kilometers (22,369 miles) above the Americas. At some point in the intervening years, the satellite has likely been moved – but nobody appears to know when, who, or why.
https://www.iflscience.com/skynet-1a-military-spacecraft-launched-56-years-ago-has-been-moved-by-persons-unknown-81136
Skynet-1A: Military Spacecraft Launched 56 Years Ago Has Been Moved By Persons Unknown

The dead satellite is supposed to remain in the geostationary belt around 40° East, yet it’s mysteriously drifted from its expected position.

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We pointed a commercial-off-the-shelf #satellite dish at the sky and carried out the most comprehensive public study to date of #geostationary satellite #communication. A shockingly large amount of sensitive traffic is being broadcast #unencrypted, including critical infrastructure, internal corporate and government communications, private citizens’ voice calls and SMS, and consumer Internet traffic from in-flight wifi and mobile…

https://satcom.sysnet.ucsd.edu
🛰️ SATCOM Security

Research project homepage for SATCOM Security: papers, source code, and recent satellite communications vulnerabilities.

#ReOrbit, a #Finnish #startup, raised €45 million in a Series A funding round to provide #sovereignsatellite solutions. The company offers hardware and software for independent satellite operations, aiming to provide an affordable alternative to #Starlink. ReOrbit’s software core can operate both #geostationary and #lowearthorbit #satellites. https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/08/reorbit-lands-record-funding-to-take-on-musks-starlink-from-europe/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
ReOrbit lands record funding to take on Musk's Starlink from Europe | TechCrunch

Finnish startup ReOrbit, has raised a record €45 million Series A for the country to offer "sovereign" satellites.

TechCrunch
Europe’s first geostationary sounder satellite is launched

Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 is successfully launched.

EUMETSAT

Chinese scientists have reportedly achieved a 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) data #transmission from a #geostationary #satellite to #Earth using just a 2-watt laser

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/china-satellite-laser-communication

#space #china #satellite #communication

China claims its high-orbit laser communication tops Starlink speed

The primary challenge in satellite laser downlinks is atmospheric turbulence, which distorts and weakens signals. 

Interesting Engineering
New Instrument Provides Hourly Measurements of Atmospheric Pollutants | Earthdata

NASA's Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of POllution (TEMPO) instrument will revolutionize air quality monitoring over North America.

Earthdata

#Iran's Historic Leap to #Geostationary #Orbit,
#Iran is set to become the #firstMuslimcountry to achieve a #geostationary orbit 36,000 kilometers above #Earth. Within the next three years, the nation is gearing up for a test launch of the

https://politicaleye.news/irans-historic-leap-to-geostationary-orbit/

Iran's Historic Leap to Geostationary Orbit, - politicaleye.news

#Iran is set to become the #firstMuslimcountry to achieve a #geostationary #orbit 36,000 kilometers above #Earth. Within the next three..

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These both passed #Earth today.

Asteroid: 2023 VA, 6m-13m in diameter, just passed the Earth at 11km/s, missing by 26,800km.

#Asteroid: 363505, 530m-1186m in diameter, just passed the Earth at 8km/s, missing by 5,250,000km.

35,786 km up is how high #geostationary communications #satellites are. The #moon's orbit on average is only 385,000 km. We live in a shooting gallery. Many #asteroids have hit earth in the past. Many will hit in the future. We must backup Earth's #biosphere on #Mars.

The #SilentBarker #satellites 🛰️ will detect and continually track other objects in #geostationary #orbit. #Pentagon officials say there has been an escalation 📈 in "cat and mouse" games between #US 🇺🇸 satellites and those operated by #China 🇨🇳 and #Russia.🇷🇺 https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/us-spy-satellite-agency-isnt-so-silent-about-new-silent-barker-mission
US spy satellite agency isn’t so silent about new “Silent Barker” mission

This will be the first launch for ULA's Atlas V rocket in nearly 10 months.

Ars Technica