Olimp and Yenisei-2: Russia's secretive eavesdropping satellites (part 1)

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review at 20 Nov 2023, 12:00 UTC

A Russian satellite known as Luch has been drifting in the GEO belt for nearly a decade, eavesdropping on commercial communications satellites. Bart Hendrickx discusses what is known about that spacecraft and a similar satellite launched earlier this year.

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• T2Olimp and Yenisei-2: Russia's secretive eavesdropping satellites (part 1)SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review20 Nov 2023, 12:00