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 USA have for a long time been trying to track missiles after the main engine has burned out. The recent rise of manoeuvrable hypersonic gliders and cruise missiles has made this need more pressing, since they fly very low compared to ballistic missiles, and consequently they are mostly below the radar horizon. China and… Continue reading The American proliferated LEO architecture
Great power competition did not disappear with the end of the Cold War. Nowadays, tensions are rising between the USA with Trump's zero-sum-gain policies, Russia with its aggressive behaviour toward its neighbours, and finally China with its restored military and economic status. This competition takes many forms. Trade wars, alliances and propaganda campaigns are one.… Continue reading Detecting hypersonics
A database of digital high to medium resolution (GSD<50m) Earth observation satellites, government or commercial (excluding universities). LEO ELINT satellites, and film systems launched since 2000, are also included.
Let's look at how artificial satellites can be seen and imaged.
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