Can private corporations offer a chance to respond? To the new challenges in space?

 

“SpaceX launched the NROL-179 mission for the U.S. government early Friday morning (June 19) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. (Image credit: SpaceX) (Space.com, SpaceX launches new batch of US spy satellites from California (video))

SpaceX  launched NRO recon satellites from Vandenberg. Details of those satellites are classified. But because NRO operates reconnaissance satellites. Those satellites’ mission is  connected to intelligence operations. This means that the U.S. strengthens its spaceborne abilities. 

But that launch itself. It causes discussions. About the role of Elon Musk and the SpaceX corporation in governmental operations. Those satellites play a vital role in space-based targeting and other types of missions. And they offer the ability. To see things that are hidden from other actors. The space gives SpaceX the possibility to rule those areas. And people are concerned about the strength. Of the SpaceX corporation. 

NASA attempts to save the SWIFT telescope. It can also have dimensions. That we ever imagined. The Katalyst corporation is the actor behind the satellite. That should do the mission. 

The same rockets that can transport things.Like satellites to space. They can also be used to carry killer satellites. NASA plans to launch. A miniature satellite that takes the Swift telescope by using manipulators. The satellite can push the SWIFT telescope into the right trajectory.  By using the hydraulic piston. The satellite can also use manipulators to throw the telescope. Or a miniature satellite. It can be used as a space tug. That pulls the damaged telescope to the right trajectory. The satellite that should do that mission is made  by the Katalyst corporation. 

And the knowledge of the satellites' trajectories is the thing. That allows them to affect them. And we know that the same system. That can push  space telescopes. Into another trajectory. That system can also throw other satellites into the atmosphere. This makes the attempt to rescue the space telescope by using another satellite. That will be launched by using the Pegasus rocket. The Pegasus is an airborne-launched system. That rocket. It can transport a small satellite to the orbiter. And the satellite. It can use similar systems. These are used in the case of the Swift telescope. For pushing the targeted satellite back into the atmosphere. And those kinds of systems. 

The mission profile for that service flight. For the rescue SWIFT telescope. 

They can be used to find and affect killer satellites. Or. So-called sleeping FOBS (fractional orbital bombardment system) satellites. Those spaceborne nukes. They  can be used for surprise attacks. The FOBS satellite. It can be used as a nuclear-based EMP(electromagnetic pulse) system. In simulations. The EMP impulses can be used to prepare the opponent for a nuclear strike. The idea in those systems is that a high-power nuclear explosion at high altitude paralyzes electronics before the nuclear mass raid. In 1962, the high altitude nuclear test “Starfish Prime” was conducted above Honolulu. The 1,4 megaton exoatmospheric nuclear explosion caused electronics to be destroyed all around Honolulu. 

Modern electronics are more vulnerable to spaceborne nuclear explosions and their EMP pulses than 1960’s primitive technology. The EMP causes a situation. All communications are shut down. The jetfighters. They cannot rise to defense. And it’s possible that missiles cannot be launched because the EMP destroyed their electronics. Or the transmitters that should transmit launching signals are destroyed. The ability to find those FOBS satellites. It makes it possible to deny the surprise attacks using the sleeping nuclear detonation satellites. There is. The ability to push them into the atmosphere is the thing. That makes them unable to complete their missions. 

The problem with the nuclear-powered EMP is that. The 1,4 megaton hydrogen bomb is not the limit of those weapons. The EMP weapon. It can be much more powerful than the 1,4 megaton bomb. Used in Starfish Prime. The EMP satellites can also form a network all around the world. The large-scale EMP strike can have a destructive effect on fleet and ground-based infrastructure. 

Wikipedia says the Russian killer satellite program is like this: “Nivelir (Russian: "dumpy level"; Project 14K167) is a class of Russian military low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites widely believed to be co-orbital anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) with secondary space surveillance missions. The spacecraft are often compared to Matryoshka "nesting dolls". As each contains a smaller inspector subsatellite, which can itself. Deploy one or more kinetic kill vehicles (KKV).” Wikipedia, Nivelir) 

The first of those satellites was launched in 2022. And there is a possibility that the Russians plan to create Earth-orbiting nuclear-armed satellites. Those satellites can drop a nuclear bomb on cities. Or they can detonate their internal warheads in surprise attacks. Detonating those satellites is not very difficult. The system is like a high-tech car bomb. When that satellite is in the right position. The system. It gives a launching code. Then the nuclear warhead detonates. The only problem is that EMP also destroys friendly satellites. 

https://www.nro.gov/Portals/135/Documents/news/Press%20Kits/10463_Press%20Kit%20book_Launch_Pro-Arch179_6.11.26.pdf?ver=0v03xnXSpOK_ni7ywyhemw%3d%3d

https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/10/01/nasa-awards-30-million-to-katalyst-space-technologies-to-rescue-500-million-satellite/95080/

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-spy-satellite-launch-nrol-179-nro

https://www.the-sun.com/news/14598954/russian-killer-satellite-us-spacecraft/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_Orbital_Bombardment_System

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nivelir

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime

The Arc Orbitals supply capsule can be a modular tool.

Above: The Arc Orbitals capsule. 

Arc Orbital’s capsule can deliver supplies all over the world in less than an hour. Such space capsules can have multiple uses in both civil and military applications. The small capsule can transport supplies to researchers operating in remote locations. Those capsules can also deliver supplies. For military personnel who operate over long distances. But those capsules can also be used as kamikaze drones for super- and hypersonic areas. They can involve nuclear weapons, which are detonated in the precise right position. 

Or they can deliver satellite-guided drones. To operational areas. And that’s why those capsules can be something we don’t see before. The AI-controlled drone doesn’t need communication between the ground station and itself. Those systems can operate independently even if their data connections are cut. The drones that those systems can deliver. Can operate both underwater and airborne. 

In the most exotic models, the system can transport miniature submarines, or autonomous undersea vehicles (UUV), using the rockets. The small-sized UUV can operate in reconnaissance roles. The UUV can travel to the beach and then deliver airborne drones from its cargo bay. 

“Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV), also known as underwater drones, or unmanned submarines, are submersible vehicles that can operate underwater without a human occupant, either remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROUVs) or autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). (Wikipedia, Unmanned underwater vehicle)

Above: The "Orca". 

In some versions, the AUVs like “Orcas” or Russian Status-6 “Poseidon”  can be equipped with wings that stabilize their flight. The system requires the heat shield. When that AI-controlled AUV robot touches water. It can either pull its wings inside. Or remove them. After that, the system operates like a regular submarine. The length of those large AUVs is about 15-30 meters. They can use the RTG system to operate their electric engines. And those systems can be delivered from the air. That makes their strikes very hard to detect. And their strikes are hard to predict. The Russian and Chinese versions also exist. Those unmanned, large-sized drones can carry large nuclear weapons like the Russian Status-6. 

This makes those capsules capable of operating in many roles. As we know. Only imagination limits innovations. And the new types of systems are far more advanced and effective than ever before. The capsule itself can be modified into a spacecraft. That can transport humans or robots. The robot that this kind of system can transport can be a human-shaped Terminator-style metal machine that can cooperate with quadcopters. Those quadcopters can search for interesting objects and then transport those man-shaped robots to those points. Like in some remote waterfalls. Or the roofs of the building. 

In some very imaginative solutions, the miniature submarine can be delivered through the orbiter to the places. There are other submarines in trouble. Or the danger that a nuclear warhead falls into the wrong hands, like in cases of accidents. Of B-52 bombers. In those cases, the miniature submarine or robot can be sent to the crash landing zone to return those nuclear weapons. The miniature submarine can be the size of a lorry.

Or maybe a bus might be delivered to that area using rockets. Those unmanned undersea vehicles (UUV) can also make reconnaissance or kamikaze missions. There is a possibility that the nuclear torpedo. With Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator-based propulsion systems. It can be delivered to the oceans. In the worst case, the Status-6 system could be shot through orbit to the operational area. That makes it harder to predict that system’s location. That makes those highly advanced undersea systems locations hard to predict. The small automated submarine can also operate with conventional torpedoes. Those systems can be used to ambush larger submarines. The orbital systems are very effective for all purposes. 

https://www.boeing.com/defense/xluuv#overview

https://www.twz.com/space/arc-orbital-supply-capsule-aims-to-put-military-supplies-anywhere-on-earth-within-an-hour

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_underwater_vehicle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orca_(AUV)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remotely_operated_underwater_vehicle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status-6_Oceanic_Multipurpose_System

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_underwater_vehicle

STEALTH-yachts and the naval warfare

Kimmo Huosionmaa

Mysterious, possible STEALTH-yachts are seen at San Francisco-bay, and maybe they are some kind of experimental vehicles, what mission is to operate with special forces and intelligence service, for taking pictures of enemy harbors and recording the sounds of propellers and machines, and also they might collect information of opposite force's radar and communication signals.

Those yachts are probably used also for anti-smuggling operations for customs and DEA, but there is no sign for the operators. Modern STEALTH-ships are of course highly automatized systems, what can operate independently. They can be dropped to the sea from other warships, and they can slip near the enemy battle-units and open the fire by using sophisticated weapon systems. Also, those vessels can operate with naval special forces.

If we think the weapons and automatization, we might think, that some of those small size vehicles are actually sea-running versions of the Predator-drones, and maybe they are also drones. If those yachts are involved the classified military technology, the suggestion is, that people should not on board those vessels, because they might be equipped with pressure-triggered explosives, what are meant to destroy those vehicles if the unauthorized person opens the hatch. Modern technology allows creating the lethal and small size gunboats, what can destroy or heavily damage even the biggest warships on the sea.

Modern gunboats have Hellfire and Maverick type missiles, and even if they would be equipped only with the cannons, they are more dangerous than ever. Those cannons can be equipped with hollow charge grenades and if the large caliber anti-tank grenade would hit any warship, would the damage be very heavy. Harpoon-type large-scale missiles can be installed in the long torpedo tubes what are installed in the hull, and they might be loaded in the support ship. Also, the Stinger-type anti-aircraft missiles can be used for protection of the ship.

But those yachts might have more deadly weapons like lasers and microwave systems for terminating the target. Those lasers can be the same, what is used in the steel factory, and they can cut the hull of the enemy ships. Sometimes I have thought that some of those mysterious yachts might have nuclear warheads inside them. The mission of those drones might be a slip in the enemy battle-group and detonate the warhead, in the middle of the formation. So they might be operating as the modernized versions of the historical fire ships, and they might have multirole missions for national security.


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