Finnish companies Iceye and Nokia have signed a letter of intent for cooperation with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, aiming to build a sovereign satellite communication system. #Ukraina #Iceye #Nokia (translated)
"We have agreed to make greater use of Finland's satellite capacities. This is important for our defense and for the resilience of Ukraine. We have agreed on this with Nokia and ICEYE." — President Zelenskyy on the visit of Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (translated)
Satellite data from the Finnish company Iceye show that Russia is militarily rearming in the Baltic Sea region by installing extensive radar systems in Kaliningrad, which enable strategic monitoring of activities in the region. #Russland #Ostsee #Satellitendaten (translated)
Tomas Kapler rejected the claim that Europe cannot compete with Starlink because it cannot build rockets and satellites and does not have the money for it. He stated that SpaceX completed 165 Falcon 9 flights in 2025, while Amazon reserved 24 launches of the European Ariane 6, which has already launched 100 of its satellites. He also mentioned the German startup Isar Aerospace, the prototype of a reusable rocket in Sweden, and more than 900 million euros that the European Space Agency invested in a new generation of rockets. For comparison, he noted approximately 400 million dollars from NASA for the development of Falcon 9 and the Dragon capsule. Kapler cited examples of European space technologies, including the Galileo navigation system, which he said is used by over 4.5 billion devices, the Finnish company ICEYE and its radar satellites, and the share of Thales Alenia Space in the living space of the International Space Station. He also wrote that Airbus, Thales Aerospace, and Leonardo are merging their space divisions into a company with 25,000 employees, while the EU network IRIS², with 348 satellites, moves towards full deployment. He challenged the claim of a lack of European capital by estimating that European households hold 12 trillion euros in cash and accounts, and Europeans own American stocks and bonds worth 8 trillion dollars. According to him, 300 billion euros in savings flow out of Europe each year. As a sign of change, he mentioned the creation of a single market for savings and investments and Danish pension funds, which he said began to divest from American government bonds. In the field of research and technology, Kapler reminded that three out of the last four Nobel Prize laureates in Physics were born in Europe and stated that the number of applications from scientists working in the USA addressed to the European Research Council has more than doubled. He also mentioned Italian designer Federico Faggin, the London origins of DeepMind, and co-founders of OpenAI born in Poland and Slovakia, and the Dutch company ASML, whose machines are essential for producing the most advanced chips for artificial intelligence. As further examples of European contributions to American space programs, he cited the NASA spacecraft module, which he said was assembled in Bremen, and the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope by an Ariane 5 rocket. Kapler concluded that Europe has been repeatedly written off and reminded that Airbus has been delivering more aircraft than Boeing every year since 2019. According to him, Europe has gradually approached greater self-sufficiency in rockets, satellites, capital, and technologies. #Evropa #technologie #vesmír (translated)
The Russian military satellite Cosmos 2612 dangerously approached the American satellite ICEYE-X36, thereby raising concerns for possible military activities in space for the first time in history. #kosmonautika #satellity #Rusko (translated)
A Russian satellite has maneuvered near the Finnish satellite Iceye-X36, which supports Ukraine, raising concerns about Russian satellite warfare. #Ryssland #Ukraina #satellitkrigföring (translated)
Europe is concerned about the dangerous proximity of the Russian military satellite Cosmos-2612 to the commercial satellite ICEYE-X36, which supports Ukraine, as it may indicate the possibility of monitoring or disrupting the operation of other satellites. #KosmosaDrošība #Krievija #Ukraina (translated)
A Russian military satellite, Cosmos-2612, approached within a few dozen meters of a European commercial satellite ICEYE-X36, which supports Ukraine, raising concerns about the intentions of the Russian satellite and its interception and espionage capabilities in space. #Espace #SécuritéSpatiale #Ukraine (translated)
A Russian satellite, Kosmos-2612, has harassed the American satellite Iceye-X36 for several days in an unprecedented maneuver, escalating geospatial tensions following the U.S. acknowledgment of the deployment of active weapons in space. #Espacio #Geopolítica #Rusia (translated)
The Russian satellite Cosmos 2612 came dangerously close to the satellite of the company Iceye, raising concerns about possible disruption of communication and monitoring, with experts labeling the incident as likely unprecedented given the lack of consent from the owner of the second satellite. #Rusko #družice #bezpečnost (translated)
Finnish Iceye confirms that a Russian satellite has approached their satellites. (translated)
The Russian military satellite Kosmos-2612 dangerously approached the Finnish radar satellite ICEYE-X36, raising concerns that this could be a preparatory maneuver for anti-space operations. #Svemir #Rusija #Sateliti (translated)
The Russian military satellite "Kosmos 2612" approached the "ICEYE-X36" radar satellite important to Ukraine, posing a threat to Ukraine's surveillance operations. #kosmosas #Ukraina #palydovai (translated)
A Russian spacecraft, Cosmos-2612, performed a frightening maneuver and approached the commercial satellite ICEYE-X36, which provides important data for Ukraine, at a distance of barely a few hundred meters, and the clarification of the situation's objective is still questionable. #űrtechnológia #oroszműholdak #ukrajna (translated)
The Russian satellite Cosmos 2612 maneuvered for several dozen hours near the ICEYE-X36 satellite, which supports Ukraine, coming within just 500 meters, raising concerns among experts about testing new methods of operations against Western satellites. #satelity #wojna #technologia (translated)
The Russian satellite Cosmos-2612, launched this year, has dangerously approached the US and Finnish satellite Iceye-X36, which supports the Ukrainian army, raising concerns about an unclear objective within the framework of RPO operations. #Kosmoss #KrievijasSatelīts #Ukraina (translated)
The Russian satellite Cosmos 2612 approached the Finnish radar satellite ICEYE-X36 at an previously unknown distance, which scientists labeled as an unprecedented event in low Earth orbit. #Rusija #VojnavUkrajini #vesolje (translated)
A Russian satellite, Cosmos-2612, approached the Ukrainian reconnaissance satellite Iceye-X36 at a distance of 500 meters, raising concerns about national security intentions. #oroszműhold #ukránháború #koszmosz2612 (translated)
The Russian military satellite Cosmos 2612 came within just 500 meters of the commercial satellite Iceye-X36, which is used to support Ukrainian armed forces, raising concerns about possible hostile intentions. #Rusija #sateliti #Ukrajina (translated)
Russia demonstrated its ability to approach Polish satellites when the military satellite Kosmos 2612 was found in close proximity to the ICEYE-X36 satellite used by Ukraine, signaling to Warsaw about potential threats. #Satelity #BezpieczeństwoKosmiczne #PrzemysłZbrojeniowy (translated)
