Orbits are now battlefields, and it’s time we admitted it. (opens in new tab)

Orbits are now battlefields, and it’s time we admitted it. Russia tested an anti-satellite missile in 2021, hacked a commercial satellite in 2022, jammed GPS throughout the Ukraine conflict, tailed an NRO satellite with a potential “counterspace weapon” in 2024, and is intimidating a commercial imaging satellite in 2026. China hauled a dead satellite out of geostationary orbit in 2022, practiced “dogfighting” maneuvers in 2024, and deployed an electronic warfare satellite to orbit in 2025. Sp...