Articles
“Japan protests Chinese envoy’s ‘inappropriate remarks’ over Taiwan,” Japan Times, May 22, 2024.
“Monitoring the heavens: Space Force has 1,000 ‘priority targets,’ 600 sensors,” Breaking Defense, May 2, 2024.
“US launches another spy into orbit – here’s what we know about the hundreds of satellites watching us,” Sky News, April 9, 2024.
“The Black Market That Delivers Elon Musk’s Starlink to U.S. Foes,” Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2024.
“Russia has a plan to “restore” its dominant position in the global launch market,” Ars Technica, April 1, 2023
“China’s military is taking a strategic approach to on-orbit refueling,” Space News, March 22, 2024
“Russia warns United States: use of SpaceX for spying makes its satellites a target,” Reuters, March 20, 2024
“China’s moon plans worry Space Force,” Defense One, March 18, 2024
“China’s military, state media slam U.S. after Reuters report on SpaceX spy satellites,” Reuters, March 18, 2024
“Philippines, Japan near long-range missile milestones as they arm up for China,” Breaking Defense, March 15, 2024
“Why Taiwan Is Building a Satellite Network Without Elon Musk,” The New York Times, March 14, 2024
“‘Too Close for Comfort’: Two Satellites Nearly Collide Above Earth,” Gizmodo, February 28, 2024
“North Korea’s first spy satellite is ‘alive’, can manoeuvre, expert says,” Reuters, February 28, 2024
“House China committee demands Elon Musk open SpaceX Starshield internet to U.S. troops in Taiwan,” CNBC, February 24, 2024
“Musk’s SpaceX Forges Tighter Links With U.S. Spy and Military Agencies,” The Wall Street Journal, February 20, 2024
“To kill the kill chains: How Space Force could use AI to avoid ‘operational surprise’ on orbit,” Breaking Defense, January 25, 2024
Reports & Assessments
CSIS Space Threat Assessment 2024, April 19, 2024
Secure World Foundation’s 2024 Space Threat Assessment, April 19, 2024
Global Counterspace Capabilities Report, Secure World Foundation, March 29, 2024
“Competing in Space, Second Edition,” Joint Product of the National Space Intelligence Center and the National Air & Space Intelligence Center, December 2023
State of the Space Industrial Base: Building Enduring Advantages in Space for Economic Prosperity and Collective Security, December 2023
“Optical Communications: The Next Satellite Frontier,” Keysight, October 11, 2023
Helpful Visual
“Starlink Satellite Map,” satellitemap.space [Map of StarLink ground stations – see just how many of its satellites are orbiting Earth.]