Cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/43532044 > Russian satellites have been stalking British military satellites, according to the head of the UK Space Command. > > In an interview with the BBC, Maj Gen Paul Tedman has for the first time set out the level of interference from Moscow against the UK’s space-based assets. > > He said Russia had also been trying to jam the UK’s military satellites with ground-based systems every week. > > […] > > Gen Tedman said Russia and China had both tested anti-satellite weapons. Both the UK and the US have warned that Russia has been developing the capability to put nuclear weapons in space. > > While the US sees China as the pacing threat, Gen Tedman sees Russia as the more immediate danger: “I would say the Chinese have by far the more sophisticated capability but the Russians have more will to use their counter-space systems.” > > Gen Tedman said he was “really worried” about what was happening in space – not just the threats but the increasing congestion. There are currently about 45,000 objects in orbit including around 9,000 satellites. This year will see another 300 rocket launches into space. > > […] >