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Satellite Collision-Avoidance Data Could Aid Adversaries
Original: The Data That Keeps Satellites From Colliding Can Also Help Adversaries Target Them
Satellite operators routinely share orbital data to prevent collisions in an increasingly crowded space environment, but security analysts warn the same information can reveal spacecraft positions and trajectories. That openness could allow adversaries to track and potentially target satellites, exposing a tension between space safety cooperation and national security concerns.
Why now: Rising geopolitical tensions in space have renewed scrutiny of how openly orbital data is shared.
satellite operatorsspace security analysts
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