CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a clandestine U.S. spy satellite into space for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Saturday (Dec. 19) , marking its 26th rocket of the year. Source: https://www.livescience.com/spacex-launches-nrol-108-spy-satellite-lands-rocket.html
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US spy satellite launch aborted in final seconds again
The launch of a U.S. spy satellite atop a powerful Delta IV Heavy rocket was called off in the final seconds late last night (Sept. 30), mirroring the outcome of an attempt a month ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/nrol-44-spy-satellite-delta-iv-heavy-launch-abort.html
Here’s everything we know about the secretive spy satellite launching tonight
The U.S. government is putting something big and secret in orbit tonight (Sept 30). Here’s the little we can glean from public information. Source: https://www.livescience.com/secret-sattelite-details.html
US spy satellite launch delayed a week after abort in final seconds
A U.S. spy satellite launch on a Delta IV Heavy rocket was delayed a week after a last-minute abort Saturday (Aug. 29). Source: https://www.livescience.com/us-spy-satellite-launch-abort.html
Report: Massive US Spy Satellite May ‘Hoover Up’ Cellphone Calls
Launching today is America’s classified NROL-44 spy satellite, which German public broadcaster DW calls “a massive, open secret”: NROL-44 is a huge signals intelligence, or SIGINT, satellite, says David Baker, a former NASA scientist who worked on Apollo and Shuttle missions, has written numerous books, including U.S. Spy Satellites and is editor of SpaceFlight magazine. “SIGINT satellites are the core of…
Cold war spy satellite images reveal long-term decline in biodiversity
Analysis of cold war spy satellite images has revealed a long-term decline in biodiversity in Kazakhstan due to the expansion of agriculture over the past 50 years Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2243902-cold-war-spy-satellite-images-reveal-long-term-decline-in-biodiversity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
A Russian Satellite Appears To Be Shadowing an American Spy Satellite
“A Russian satellite has positioned itself uncomfortably close to an American spy satellite in orbit around Earth…” reports the Verge, adding that the Russian satellite “has been in constant view of its U.S. target for nearly two weeks now.” An anonymous reader quotes The Drive: Russia has a number of what it calls “space apparatus inspectors” in orbit, which the U.S….