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		<title>Le guerre stellari di Putin: Mosca ha &#8220;circondato&#8221; nello spazio il satellite più importante per Kiev</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davide Bartoccini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 05:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="1280" height="852" src="https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Russia-missione-spaziale-Roscosmos-foto-wikipedia.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Russia-missione-spaziale-Roscosmos-foto-wikipedia.jpg 1280w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Russia-missione-spaziale-Roscosmos-foto-wikipedia-600x399.jpg 600w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Russia-missione-spaziale-Roscosmos-foto-wikipedia-300x200.jpg 300w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Russia-missione-spaziale-Roscosmos-foto-wikipedia-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Russia-missione-spaziale-Roscosmos-foto-wikipedia-768x511.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></p>
<p>Siamo a un passo dalle guerre stellari? La Russia ha riposizionato cinque satelliti militari, portandoli sul “piano orbitale” del satellite Iceye-X36</p>
<p>L'articolo <a href="https://it.insideover.com/spazio/le-guerre-stellari-di-putin-mosca-ha-circondato-nello-spazio-il-satellite-piu-importante-per-kiev.html">Le guerre stellari di Putin: Mosca ha &#8220;circondato&#8221; nello spazio il satellite più importante per Kiev</a> proviene da <a href="https://it.insideover.com">InsideOver</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="1280" height="852" src="https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Russia-missione-spaziale-Roscosmos-foto-wikipedia.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Russia-missione-spaziale-Roscosmos-foto-wikipedia.jpg 1280w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Russia-missione-spaziale-Roscosmos-foto-wikipedia-600x399.jpg 600w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Russia-missione-spaziale-Roscosmos-foto-wikipedia-300x200.jpg 300w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Russia-missione-spaziale-Roscosmos-foto-wikipedia-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Russia-missione-spaziale-Roscosmos-foto-wikipedia-768x511.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></p>
<p>Siamo a un passo dalle guerre stellari? Secondo le ultime informazioni pare che la <strong>Russia</strong> abbia riposizionato <strong>cinque satelliti militari</strong>, portandoli tutti e cinque sullo stesso “piano orbitale” di quello che può essere considerato, a tutti gli effetti, il satellite più importante per l’Ucraina. Un satellite lanciato nel 2024 con un vettore Falcon 9, noto come <strong>Iceye-X36</strong>.</p>



<p>Stiamo parlando di un <strong>satellite radar ad apertura sintetica </strong>che, secondo gli esperti, ha letteralmente “<em>rivoluzionato</em>” il campo di battaglia per le Forze di Kiev, consentendo agli analisti militari ucraini di identificare gli equipaggiamenti nemici e di tracciare i movimenti delle truppe avversarie, con una risoluzione talmente elevata da consentire addirittura di <strong>individuare sistemi d’arma mimetizzati </strong>e centri di comando e controllo russi. In breve, gli <strong>obiettivi privilegiati </strong>per l’uso delle preziose munizioni dei sistemi HIMARS e dei nuovi missili da crociera indigeni. Il riposizionamento di cinque satelliti Cosmos può essere considerato una mossa senza precedenti e, anche se è presto per dirlo, potrebbe rappresentare non solo il preludio di una nuova offensiva russa, ma la manovra che potrebbe portare la <a href="https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/storia/guerre-stellari-dei-caccia-stelle-e-strisce-che-si-2464560.html">guerra cinetica</a> nel quarto dominio: lo spazio.<br><br>Grazie a Iceye-X36, che si ritiene essere gestito con il <strong>supporto della NATO</strong>, sarebbero stati individuati negli ultimi due anni più di 200 unità di difesa aerea e intelligence dei segnali, consentendo ai missili di precisione lanciati da sistemi terrestri o aviolanciati dai caccia di colpire oltre 150 depositi di carburante e mettere nel mirino le basi navali nella Penisola di Crimea, regolarmente bersagliate dai missili stealth Storm Shadow e dai droni navali guidati dal Gruppo 13. Ciò rappresenta, come ricorda <em>Weapons and Strategy</em>, una capacità che i “<em>russi non possono eguagliare</em>” dato che il <strong>satellite Obzor-R</strong>, dove la lettera R sta per “Rilevamento”, è stato lanciato solo nel dicembre 2025 e, pur essendo dotato di un radar ad apertura sintetica, non sarebbe facile da riposizionare come il satellite ucraino, che ha una massa di meno di cento chilogrammi ed è un nodo di una “<em>costellazione di oltre 44 satelliti</em>”.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Accecare Iceye-X36</h2>



<p>Secondo gli esperti, la <a href="https://integrityisr.com/is-russia-maneuvering-to-threaten-an-iceye-satellite/">manovra dei satelliti russi</a> ambisce ad assumere la posizione per quello che in gergo viene definito un <strong>“<em>rendezvous</em>” sulla sua orbita</strong> al fine di condurre un’<strong>operazione offensiva</strong> che potrebbe spaziare dal disturbo all’azione cinetica che porterebbe alla sua distruzione. L’azione potrebbe contemplare l’impiego di sistemi a microonde, laser o <a href="https://it.insideover.com/guerra/il-pentagono-arma-i-satelliti-pronti-alla-guerra-nello-spazio.html">altri &#8220;metodi&#8221; </a>che possono essere integrati sui cosiddetti <a href="https://it.insideover.com/politica/guerre-stellari-i-satelli-killer-della-cina-preoccupano-il-pentagono.html">satelliti spia</a> o <a href="https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cronaca-internazionale/linconsueta-attivit-dei-satelliti-cinesi-senza-2324460.html#:~:text=I%20satelliti%20cinesi%20noti%20come,piattaforme%20%22anti%2Dsatellite%22.">“<em>fast-mover</em>“</a>, dei piccoli e veloci vettori spaziali che minacciano gli altri satelliti e possono ingaggiare vere battaglie con i loro movimenti improvvisi e con <strong>manovre d’interdizione</strong>.</p>



<p>Accecare Iceye-X36, qualora la Russia decidesse di farlo nel contesto di un’operazione militare su larga scala, è ora un’opzione sul tavolo, ma farlo probabilmente non cambierebbe gli equilibri della guerra. La Russia ha già condotto in passato missioni di quarto dominio impiegando quelli che sono stati descritti come<strong>satelliti spia in grado di avvicinare</strong> e “<em>attaccare</em>” <strong>altri satelliti</strong> per disturbare i satelliti delle potenze Nato. L’accerchiamento potrebbe essere il segnale che Mosca si prepara a sferrare il primo vero colpo di un nuovo capito della storia bellica, <a href="https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cronaca-internazionale/linconsueta-attivit-dei-satelliti-cinesi-senza-2324460.html">la guerra nello spazio</a>. <br><br></p>
<p>L'articolo <a href="https://it.insideover.com/spazio/le-guerre-stellari-di-putin-mosca-ha-circondato-nello-spazio-il-satellite-piu-importante-per-kiev.html">Le guerre stellari di Putin: Mosca ha &#8220;circondato&#8221; nello spazio il satellite più importante per Kiev</a> proviene da <a href="https://it.insideover.com">InsideOver</a>.</p>
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		<title>Why Does the US Worry About Russia’s Anti-Satellite Weapons?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasmin Rasidi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 07:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="1920" height="902" src="https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Corsa-spazio-Cape-Canaveral-Falcon-La-Presse-e1577096753256.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Spazio universo" decoding="async" srcset="https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Corsa-spazio-Cape-Canaveral-Falcon-La-Presse-e1577096753256.jpg 1920w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Corsa-spazio-Cape-Canaveral-Falcon-La-Presse-e1577096753256-300x141.jpg 300w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Corsa-spazio-Cape-Canaveral-Falcon-La-Presse-e1577096753256-768x361.jpg 768w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Corsa-spazio-Cape-Canaveral-Falcon-La-Presse-e1577096753256-1024x481.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></p>
<p>The US and the UK recently slammed Russia for testing its space-based anti-satellite weapons on July 15, a move that may spark an arms race among the world&#8217;s powerhouses in outer space. War of Words: Russia vs. USA Specifically, the US Outer Space Commander claimed it had evidence about Russia&#8217;s weapon testing, even though it &#8230; <a href="https://it.insideover.com/war/why-does-the-us-worry-about-russias-anti-satellite-weapons.html">[...]</a></p>
<p>L'articolo <a href="https://it.insideover.com/war/why-does-the-us-worry-about-russias-anti-satellite-weapons.html">Why Does the US Worry About Russia’s Anti-Satellite Weapons?</a> proviene da <a href="https://it.insideover.com">InsideOver</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="1920" height="902" src="https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Corsa-spazio-Cape-Canaveral-Falcon-La-Presse-e1577096753256.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Spazio universo" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Corsa-spazio-Cape-Canaveral-Falcon-La-Presse-e1577096753256.jpg 1920w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Corsa-spazio-Cape-Canaveral-Falcon-La-Presse-e1577096753256-300x141.jpg 300w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Corsa-spazio-Cape-Canaveral-Falcon-La-Presse-e1577096753256-768x361.jpg 768w, https://media.insideover.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Corsa-spazio-Cape-Canaveral-Falcon-La-Presse-e1577096753256-1024x481.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></p><p>The US and the UK recently slammed Russia for testing its space-based anti-satellite weapons on July 15, a move that may spark an arms race among the world&#8217;s powerhouses in outer space.</p>
<h2>War of Words: Russia vs. USA</h2>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Specifically, the US Outer Space Commander claimed it had evidence about Russia&#8217;s weapon testing, even though it was not destructive.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">&#8220;US Space Command has evidence that Russia conducted a non-destructive test of a space-based anti-satellite weapon. Russia released this object in proximity to another Russian satellite, which is similar to on-orbit activity conducted by Russia in 2017, and inconsistent with the system&#8217;s stated mission as an inspector satellite,&#8221; <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/gma/pentagon-calls-russia-testing-anti-satellite-weapon-001034070.html">military officials said</a>.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Russia&#8217;s Foreign Ministry snubbed Washington&#8217;s and London&#8217;s allegations, arguing that such activity had complied with international law and did not pose a threat to any space objects.</span></p>
<h2>What is an Anti-Satellite Weapon?</h2>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">An anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) is a weapon designed explicitly to ruin a satellite for strategic military goals. So far, four countries have achieved possession of such a weapon: China, Russia, the US, and India—which tested its first ASAT missile in 2019.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The US conducted its first trial of ASAT weapon in 1959 when that type of technology was still rare. The US used the missile named Bold Orion, a recycled nuclear-powered ballistic missile.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The then-Soviet Union followed suit in 1960 and the 1970s when the missile reached the orbit and destroyed a satellite with explosive material.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The US tested another ASAT missile in 1985, launched from its F-15 fighter jet. In 2008, the US launched an ASAT test using the SM-3 rocket from a warship. </span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">In 2007, <a href="https://thediplomat.com/2014/03/china-secretly-tested-an-anti-satellite-missile/">China entered the arms race by shooting its weather satellite</a>. The mainland&#8217;s test was considered the most destructive, <a href="https://swfound.org/media/9550/chinese_asat_fact_sheet_updated_2012.pdf">with over 3,000 pieces of debris produced during the activity</a>. The object destroyed at that time was at the altitude of more than 300 kilometers.</span></p>
<h2>China and Russia Pose a Space Threat to the US</h2>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><a href="https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jun/17/2002317391/-1/-1/1/2020_DEFENSE_SPACE_STRATEGY_SUMMARY.PDF">The Pentagon last June released the latest report on a new space defense strategy to maintain its military excellence</a>, adding that the US is facing challenges from Russia and China. </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The report came following China&#8217;s decision to postpone the BeiDou-3 satellite launch due to technical problems.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">US President Donald Trump, in 2019, announced that outer space is a new war domain to boost global dominance. The POTUS signed the <em>2020 National Defense Authorization Act</em> to form Space Force in 2020, which is a branch of the US Air Force.</span></p>
<p>&#8220;It was nearly half a century from Kitty Hawk to the creation of the Air Force. And now it&#8217;s 50 years after <a href="https://www.space.com/16758-apollo-11-first-moon-landing.html"><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Apollo 11</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> that we create the Space Force<a href="https://www.space.com/trump-creates-space-force-2020-defense-bill.html">,&#8221; the real estate mogul said during the signing ceremonies in Maryland in December 2019.</a></span></p>
<h2>Not the First Time Washington Has Accused Moscow of Similar Testing</h2>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a32173824/nudol-missile-anti-satellite/">In 2018, Russia tested the PL-19 Nudol missile, also called &#8220;the satellite killer</a>.&#8221; The test was the eighth since 2014. The first two tests were considered to have failed before the six successful ones, <em>Secure World Foundation&#8217;s Global Counterspace Report</em> stated.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">On April 15, <a href="https://www.space.com/russia-anti-satellite-missile-test-2020.html">Russia also conducted a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT), designed to destroy a low Earth orbit satellite.</a></span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">&#8220;Russia&#8217;s DA-ASAT test provides yet another example that the threats to US and allied space systems are real, serious and growing,&#8221; <a href="https://www.space.com/russia-anti-satellite-missile-test-2020.html">Space Force commander Gen. John &#8220;Jay&#8221; Raymond stated, cited in <em>Space</em>.</a></span></p>
<h2>Such Tests Can Produce Space Debris</h2>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Those countries may claim that their tests will provide minimal space debris. For example, India&#8217;s anti-satellite weapon test in 2019 claimed to have created a minimum level of debris.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">&#8220;Whatever debris generated will decay and fall back onto the earth within weeks,&#8221; <a href="https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/31179/Frequently_Asked_Questions_on_Mission_Shakti_Indias_AntiSatellite_Missile_test_conducted_on_27_March_2019">India&#8217;s Ministry of External Affairs&#8217; statement said.</a></span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">However, the astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell explained that the launch&#8217;s impact was more than just explosive materials.</span></p>
<p>The launched missile &#8220;doesn&#8217;t carry any explosive, but j<span style="font-size: 1rem;">ust puts itself in the path of the satellite. The satellite is traveling at 18,000 mph (29,000 km/h),&#8221; <a style="font-size: 1rem;" href="https://www.space.com/india-anti-satellite-weapon-test-debris.html">McDowell said.</a> &#8220;The kinetic energy of that impact is much more than any high explosive you could carry, so no point in putting a bomb on it.” </span></p>
<p>L'articolo <a href="https://it.insideover.com/war/why-does-the-us-worry-about-russias-anti-satellite-weapons.html">Why Does the US Worry About Russia’s Anti-Satellite Weapons?</a> proviene da <a href="https://it.insideover.com">InsideOver</a>.</p>
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