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Op-ed: Why Did Russia Bother with X36?
Why it’s here: An op-ed analyzing Russia's on-orbit close approach to a US-allied ICEYE SAR satellite raises counterspace and ISR-denial implications relevant to US national security and space policy, including the US State Department's public response.
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9d agoPayloadOp-ed: Why Did Russia Bother with X36?Russian satellite Kosmos 2612 closely approached ICEYE radar satellite X36 and an op-ed argues this was a close-target reconnaissance to build a jammer or spoofer against ICEYE SAR imagery used in Ukraine.1 outletSpaceDefenseCounterspace threats to commercial satellites10 linked
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