A worker with a Russian defense firm has been sentenced to eight years in prison for passing secrets of the Bulava intercontinental missile to a foreign intelligence service.
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Category: Space
Russian spy satellite lifted into orbit
The last Soyuz-U flight from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia was completed on May 17. It placed a Kobalt M reconnaissance satellite into a polar orbit.
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First successful flight test of SM-3 Block IB
A SM-3 Block IB interceptor was successfully flight-tested from USS Lake Erie May 9. The interception was also made possible by the Aegis BMD 4.0.1.
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Japan to launch South Korean earth-observation satellite
A Japanese H-IIA rocket will launch South Korea’s Arirang 3 satellite into orbit on May 18. The Arirang 3 has a camera with a resolution of 0.7 meters.
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India has missile defense shield that protects two cities
India boast that it has developed a missile defense shield that can be deployed at short notice to protect two cities at the same time.
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