Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat(arstechnica.com)
22 pointsby fghorow18 hours ago1 comment
  • general14654 hours ago
    Sure Russia can shoot down a satellite and pretend that it was not them. Nobody will believe that and they are opening themselves to having their own satellites shot down. It is like giving Ukraine a reason to build ASAT missiles and reason to use them.

    Last time when Russia tried to launch a vehicle onto orbit, launching ramp has fell apart. So don't throw stones in the glass castle.

    • rasz3 hours ago
      More likely scenario is zero consequences like after numerous Baltic fiber cable "accidents". russians mastered the art of mudded attribution. 2014 Little green men in Crimea, 2018 Petrov & Boshirov gay vacation unrelated to Skripal poisoning, 2023 Kakhovka Dam destruction, or just last ween UN convoy being droned. Everyone knows its them but is too scared to say it out loud and impose consequences.

      To this day the only sanctions that really hurt russia have been enacted by Ukraine, the kinetic kind reaching their ships and refineries.

      • tim33344 minutes ago
        >2018 Petrov & Boshirov... too scared to say it out loud

        There was a lot of saying out loud on that one and it's hard to figure cause and effect on consequences but the UK has sent a lot of missiles and drones to Ukraine.