NATO intelligence said Russia might be cooking up a new weapon to mess with satellites in orbit — and Starlink is top of the list.
The so-called “zone-effect” system would release hundreds of thousands of high-density pellets capable of disabling multiple satellites in one go, while also posing risks to nearby space assets.
At just a few millimeters each, these pellets could reportedly slip past detection by both ground- and space-based sensors, making it tricky to pin responsibility.
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