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SpaceX assured that the satellites that descended from orbit "have zero risk of collision with other satellites"

TASS, February 9. About 40 of SpaceX's 49 Starlink microsatellites launched into Earth orbit on February 3 were severely affected by the geomagnetic storm. As reported on the company's website on Tuesday, the damaged satellites made an uncontrolled descent from orbit and could already enter the Earth's atmosphere.

SpaceX lost 40 of 49 newest Starlink satellites due to geomagnetic storm

The newest Starlink satellites, launched into Earth orbit in February, could enter the atmosphere, SpaceX reports.

During tactical exercises that took place in the Leningrad region, calculations of electronic warfare systems "Palantin-K" prevented air strikes on the positions of our troops. The ZVO headquarters clarified that over 450 military personnel and about 80 units of weapons, military and special equipment were involved in the exercises.

The Ukrainian company has received a contract for the modernization of the Kolchuga RTR stations

Ukraine is modernizing the mobile radio intelligence station (RTR) "Kolchuga". This is reported by Defense Blog with reference to the press release of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR MO).

The main goal of the corporation is to equip the Russian army with advanced high-precision weapons

The reconstruction and modernization of the enterprises of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation for 80 billion rubles has been carried out over the past five years, Boris Obnosov, General Director of KTRV, told Interfax on Tuesday.

In 2022, the modernization of the ground-based special complex of the space geodetic system will be completed, said the head of the Military Topographic Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - the head of the Topographic Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Zaliznyuk.

The head of the Military Topographic Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - the head of the Topographic Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Zaliznyuk, said that more than 20 R&D projects on the noise immunity of navigation support facilities have been planned until 2030.

Tests of the ROSC-1 complex, equipped with the Wolf-18 drone hunter, began in Samara under real operating conditions, the Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region reported on Tuesday.

This year, the troops of the Western Military District (ZVO) will receive more than 1.6 thousand devices of satellite navigation equipment for individual use, the press service of the ZVO reported on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Defense noted that the complexity and importance of the tasks solved by the service has increased significantly, taking into account the needs of modern weapons and control systems

The Topographic Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation celebrates the 210th anniversary of its creation on Tuesday.

NASASpaceflight admitted that Russia launched the Neutron satellite into orbit

In early February, the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia could launch a mysterious satellite "Neutron", says NASASpaceFlight.com .

Nanosatellites developed by Sputnix will be launched during 2022

HSE students will be involved in the project of creating a group of nanosatellites for monitoring navigation, including in the Arctic along the Northern Sea Route. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Sitronics Group.

The Soyuz-ST-B rocket with OneWeb satellites was installed on the launch pad of the Kourou cosmodrome

A Russian Soyuz-ST-B carrier rocket was installed at the launch complex of the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. The rocket will launch British OneWeb communications satellites into orbit. This is reported by Interfax with reference to the Glavkosmos company (part of the Roscosmos state Corporation).

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a multibillion-dollar bill with a slight margin aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the United States in relation to China and stimulating the production of semiconductor products in the United States.

QSpace Technologies LLC, a developer of satellite and atmospheric systems in the field of quantum cryptography, announced the closure of the seed round in the amount of 71.7 million rubles. The investor was Gazprombank— one of the largest commercial investors in quantum technologies in Russia.

The equipment of the units of the Topographic Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with modern technical means has reached 96%, its chief, head of the Military Topographic Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Alexander Zaliznyuk said on Monday.

Military scientists will carry out more than 20 research and development works on the creation of noise-proof navigation aids by 2030, Alexander Zaliznyuk, head of the Military Topographic Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, Head of the Topographic Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, said on Monday.

19FortyFive stated that Ukraine could become the site of the first real drone war

Ukraine may become the site of the first real drone war. According to Robert Farley, a columnist for the American publication 19FortyFive, this weapon will play a critical role in a possible war between Russia and Ukraine.

The Soyuz-ST-B carrier rocket with British OneWeb communications satellites is installed at the launch complex of the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, Glavkosmos (part of Roscosmos) reported.

The US State Department has approved the potential supply of terminals of the multifunctional MIDS/LVT information distribution system and related equipment to Saudi Arabia as part of the Foreign Military Sales program.