What would a high-altitude nuclear explosion do to satellites? A review of the many damage mechanisms
Countering constellations: Nuke the entire site in orbit!
Author: gosnold
Countering constellations: Directed energy
With a lot of electrical power, directed energy weapons become interesting. We will review how High Power Microwave, Neutral Particle Beams and lasers could be used in space.
Countering constellations: Directed energy
With a lot of electrical power, directed energy weapons become interesting. We will review how High Power Microwave, Neutral Particle Beams and lasers could be used in space.
Countering constellations: Jamming
With great power comes great jamming opportunities. But in what cases does the increased difficulty of doing it from space outweigh the advantages?
Countering constellations: the Russian space nuke scare
With the news about mysterious Russian nuclear plans in space, let's review the country's progress on nuclear-powered satellites.
Tour of French New Space 2023: FLORE, Hyp4U and state policy
Let us finish this series on 2023 French newspace, by touching upon the small satellites services the armed forces are procuring, namely the FLORE SIGINT satellite, the Hyp4U hyperspectral one, and the policy behind these choices.
Tour of French New Space 2023: Promethee
A look into the tactical observation constellation proposed by this new actor.
Tour of French New Space 2023: Yoda & Hemeria
June and July 2023 were packed with conferences and announcements by the French New Space sector. This warrants a tour of what's happening in the sector. Let's start with Hemeria, a builder of small satellites
IRIS² procurement challenges, or David versus Goliath
The Paris Air Forum started with a conference on the IRIS² secure communications constellation. It led to a frank exchange of views between the startups, the established space players and the european commission.
The laser patroller satellite: an elegant weapon for a more civilized age
France is building a laser-armed killer satellite. What could it look like?
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