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NEW: A database of observation satellites, with resolution, swath widths, and orbits satelliteobservation.wordpress.com/2017/11/26/a-d…

@Mr_Mat_fr pods irst je crois

F22 avec réservoirs et pods (pour emport externe de Sidewinder ?) 'furtifs'

For years, the Orban government has given Moscow a window into sensitive EU talks, European security officials say, including via allies inside Hungary’s government and Russian hackers inside the Hungarian Foreign Ministry’s networks. washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/…

Hard to believe, but in March 2022 Pete Hegseth criticized the Biden administration for not "equipping and supplying Ukraine with what it needs" fast enough to "bog down and push back" Putin, who "wants the Soviet Union back, Ukraine back, and Kyiv back."

@Mr_Mat_fr En même temps les feedbacks étaient qu'on les préparaient pour la guerre d'avant

"Ukraine To Stop Sending Troops Abroad for Training" Fin des programmes d'entraînement notamment ceux a participation française, en France et en Pologne, du coup ? militarnyi.com/en/news/ukrain…

Rocket Lab launches eighth Synspective radar imaging satellite spacenews.com/rocket-lab-lau…

Iran fired a pair of intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint U.S.-UK base in the Indian Ocean. One missile failed in flight, and another was engaged by a US Navy destroyer using an SM-3 missile.

USSF confirms they have opted to launch this spacecraft on Falcon 9, instead of Vulcan.

Jeff Bezos joins the gold rush to Terminator SSO (and permanent sunlight in space near Earth). arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/…

.@OHB reports double-digit percentage increases in rev, backlog, profit for 2025 and sees four aces in the coming budgets at @esa @defis_eu @bundeswehrInfo and @NATO. Not to mention US and @ArianeGroup launcher component orders, and Digital division.spaceintelreport.com/four-aces-germ…

Signing of 20-sat, $285M contract for Arctic meteorological sat constellation, EPS-Sterna, with @OHBSweden @AACClydeSpace creates new constellation capacity in Europe; first sats to launch 2029. @esa @eumetsat. spaceintelreport.com/arctic-meteoro…

ReOrbit and SLI (Space Leasing International) have signed a €150M contract for two small GEO communication satellites. Sovereign space infrastructure is accelerating — and our small GEO satellite Silta is built for it. To the release: reorbit.space/resources/arti…

$200 billion. No briefing, strategy, or end game. No respect for Congress. I sit on the Appropriations Committee. I have received zero justification. Hegseth’s entire case to the American people is “it takes money to kill bad guys.” That’s an insult. To Congress and the Constitution. And most of all, to the men and women putting their lives on the line right now. Our service members are the best this country has. They are brave, skilled, and they deserve leadership worthy of their sacrifice. They deserve a clear mission. A defined objective. A strategy that someone in this administration has actually thought through. They are not props for a policy that nobody can consistently explain. Yes, a nuclear-armed Iran is a threat. I believe that. But how we confront that threat matters. The path we take matters. The cost in lives and dollars matters. And who gets to weigh in on all of that matters. That’s not weakness. That’s the Constitution. First the reports were $50 billion. Then $100 billion. Now $200 billion. With no breakdown, no timeline, no accountability. Where the hell are my Republican House colleagues? Collins and Murkowski are asking questions in the Senate. The House is silent. That silence is a dereliction of duty. We are a co-equal branch of government. The power of the purse is ours. This is not a technicality. It is the last line of defense against exactly this kind of reckless blank-check governance. Our troops deserve better. The American people deserve better. nytimes.com/2026/03/19/wor…

ESA plans to purchase a dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the ISS, offering its new class of astronauts a flight opportunity before the station is retired. europeanspaceflight.com/esa-to-purchas…

SAT-LOA-20260310-00118 Blue Origin files STA to launch and operate Orbital Data Center. "Project Sunrise". "This system will consist of up to 51,600 satellites operating in circular, sunsynchronous orbits from 500–1,800 km in altitude, with inclinations between 97 degrees and 104 degrees, with each orbital plane containing approximately 300–1,000 satellites."

.@ESA to shut down Mars Earth Return Orbiter after US budget decision; will meet @NASA next week on Artemis status; ESA-@defis_eu Iris2 negotiations with @SES @Eutelsat @Hispasat to wind up late April; ESA Launcher Challenge adapts to @orbexspace exit.spaceintelreport.com/esa-nasa-to-ad…

"The March exercise will focus on the threat of weapons of mass destruction in space, a scenario that planners say requires coordination across government and industry." spacenews.com/space-command-…

Canadian Space Agency terminates Lunar Rover Mission in 2026-27 Plan spaceq.ca/canadian-space…

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher says at a press briefing that controllers have just managed to restore contact with the Proba-3 coronagraph spacecraft, which had been out of contact since last month. Recovery efforts underway.

ESA has awarded OHB a €248 million contract to build 20 satellites for EUMETSAT’s EPS-Sterna Arctic weather monitoring constellation. europeanspaceflight.com/esa-awards-ohb…

Hegseth confirms potential $200 billion request for Iran operations, but figure ‘could move’ breakingdefense.com/2026/03/hegset…