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Gazprom puts its satellite production company and flight control center up for sale

Gazprom is planning to sell its satellite manufacturing subsidiary to a government program that consolidates space assets outside the state-owned Roscosmos, the Russian business newspaper Kommersant reported, citing its own sources.

26 May, 02:24 PM

Russia loses most of its missile-warning satellite group — media

Russia has lost most of the satellite group used to detect missile launches, with only one of six Tundra-class satellites still operational, Pavel Podvig, a Geneva-based expert on Russian nuclear weapons said, Agentstvo.Novosti wrote on Dec. 29.

29 December 2025, 01:13 PM

Zaluzhnyi flags space lag after Russian Oreshnik missile strike

Russia's Oreshnik ballistic missile attack on Dnipro in November 2024 signaled Ukraine's "technological lag" and dependence on space technologies, former Armed Forces commander-in-chief and UK ambassador Valerii Zaluzhnyi wrote in an article titled “60 by 60 in transforming space into modern warfare environment” for the Militarnyi portal published on Oct. 6.

6 October 2025, 04:47 PM

Ukraine testing Starlink’s smartphone satellite technology

Ukraine has begun testing Starlink’s Direct to Cell technology, which transforms a standard smartphone into a satellite terminal, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on Aug. 12.

12 August 2025, 07:02 PM

Europe’s Invictus spaceplane targets 2031 launch

Europe is joining the race for hypersonic spaceplanes, with the European Space Agency (ESA) financing the Invictus project, aiming to create a reusable hypersonic spaceplane by 2031, Space.com reported on July 17.

21 July 2025, 02:14 PM

Russia is preparing to give North Korea advanced space technology — Antony Blinken

Russia is deepening its cooperation with North Korea in the space sector, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a press conference in Seoul on Jan. 6.

6 January 2025, 02:07 PM

North Korean spy satellite explodes at launch; it may have used a Russian engine

North Korea could have received an engine from Russia for its reconnaissance satellite, which it unsuccessfully tried to launch in May 2024, Reuters reported, citing South Korean intelligence on July 29.

30 July 2024, 10:25 AM

Europe's Ariane 6 heavy rocket successfully launches from French Guiana spaceport on first attempt – Video

Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy rocket, which replaced the decommissioned Ariane 5, has made its first successful flight from the European spaceport in French Guiana on July 9.

10 July 2024, 02:23 PM

Ukrainian drones target Russian space reconnaissance system 'Zvezda'

Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian military space reconnaissance system "Zvezda," Defense Express reported on July 4.

4 July 2024, 06:57 PM

Russian propaganda suggests NASA tech in Ukrainian drones

Ukrainian drones are equipped with NASA-grade 'space technology', specifically with materials akin to those used in NASA's Mars missions, reported Russian propaganda outlets.

1 April 2024, 05:34 PM

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