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 by Staff Writers Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 19, 2019
Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos has patented the technology protecting satellites from being detected by optical means, according to the database of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent). "The invention relates to methods of concealment and can be used to reduce a spacecraft's signature in the visible spectrum", the description of the invention in the patent says. The patent stipulates that satellites could be covered with a special air bubble film that scatters the light. This method reduces the visibility of an object in space by 10 times or more when observed from the Earth. The technology could be best used to conceal spacecraft located in orbits with a height of more than 10,000-20,000 kilometers (6,200-12,400 miles), where radar-based surveillance means become ineffective and, therefore, mostly optical observations are used. Source: RIA Novosti
USAF X-37b military space plane's mystery mission circling Earth hits 700 days Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 08, 2019 The robotic X-37B launched its fifth and latest mission, known as Orbital Test Vehicle 5 (OTV-5), hitting the 700-day mark, and is just a few weeks short of breaking the vehicle's spaceflight-duration record. The reusable spacecraft, which looks like a miniature version of NASA's space shuttle, is on a mission that has been a topic of speculation since its start on September 7, 2017, as the solar-powered spacecraft's missions, and most of its payloads, remain classified. The US Air Force keeps str ... read more
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