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A senior Russian foreign ministry official said that commercial satellites from the United States and its allies could become legitimate targets for Russia if they were involved in the war in Ukraine https://t.co/LRfkGo5fss
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 27, 2022
Russia, which in 1957 launched Sputnik 1, the first manmade satellite, into space and in 1961 put the first man in outer space, has a significant offensive space capability.
In 2021, Russia launched an anti-satellite missile to destroy one of its own satellites pic.twitter.com/qiCGcDfgQC
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 27, 2022
Konstantin Vorontsov, deputy director of the Russian foreign ministry’s department for non-proliferation and arms control, told the United Nations that the United States and its allies were trying to use space to enforce Western dominance pic.twitter.com/yG2mKvn6xp
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 27, 2022
Vorontsov did not mention any specific satellite companies though Elon Musk said earlier this month that his rocket company SpaceX would continue to fund its Starlink internet service in Ukraine, citing the need for ‘good deeds’ https://t.co/9z4a3EewHZ pic.twitter.com/8y4GbIvsOo
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 27, 2022
Space war?
I’ve been waiting for this one.
A senior Russian government official raised the possibility that Moscow could shoot down commercial Western satellites being used to help Ukraine’s war effort, as Russia pressed ahead with its bombing campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure.
If acted on, the threat would inevitably raise fears about spiralling escalation of the eight-month-old conflict and the risk of direct confrontation between Russia and the West.
There was no immediate reaction from the United States or commercial satellite providers.
Konstantin Vorontsov, a senior Russian foreign ministry official, said the use of Western satellites to aid the Ukrainian war effort was “an extremely dangerous trend”.
“Quasi-civilian infrastructure may be a legitimate target for a retaliatory strike,” he told the United Nations First Committee, adding that the West’s use of such satellites to support Ukraine was “provocative”.
“We are talking about the involvement of components of civilian space infrastructure, including commercial, by the United States and its allies in armed conflicts,” said Vorontsov.
He did not mention any specific satellite companies, though Elon Musk said earlier this month that his rocket company SpaceX would continue to fund its Starlink internet service in Ukraine, citing the need for “good deeds”.
Russia has a significant offensive space capability – as do the United States and China. In 2021, Russia launched an anti-satellite missile to destroy one of its own satellites.
It would be sort of hilarious if Russia knocked out Starlink and Elon got a huge insurance payout.
Typically, insurance doesn’t cover acts of war, but we’re supposedly not at war. Insurance covered Lucky Larry’s WTC towers on 911.
