In pursuit of fashion trends
After the US announced plans to create space forces and France. In the US, it is even "force", that is kind of the sun, It is the sixth. (On the issue of reform of our Armed Forces' 90s and the beginning of the "zero", when, with an eye on the United States, too, and under the slogan (robust enough) optimize the structure of the Armed Forces, or, let us say, "Reducing the number of generals", Air Defense of the Armed Forces of the steel part of the Air Force, RVSN sight became a separate arm of the service and so on.) That is, the Americans are now the process is going in the direction of complexity of the structure and zabyurokrachivaniya Sun. That to Russia and the USSR, the space forces us there for a long time, and now they are part of the Aerospace Forces, whose acronym (SCC) It began after the events in Syria next recognizable "Russian brand".
France is not far behind, and the trendy "trend" - to 1 September this year, President Macron country plans to set up in the Air Force Space Command, and then, followed by Russia (and suddenly the IRGC Iran) rename the Air Force in videoconferencing. And just below the structure has not yet been created trying to knock the means for large-scale project, that is, for the "development" and "cut". Other some problems in France because the sun is not, where no tkni - so all, can say, live like a lord, so that can only spend on space wars. of course, no problems not in reality, but in the fevered imagination of the country's defense minister Florence Parley. And in real life, the sun of the Fifth Republic with financing problems, number, combat readiness - more than enough, though to sell, so do not take.
so, um Parley said a new plan, "the development of near-Earth space" for military purposes, Why to military spending on space (which consists mainly of spending on military satellites and maintain their activities and serving their ground infrastructure) at the rate of 4 billion. Doll. the next 6 years will be added as much as much 780 million. Doll. to 2025 g. Frankly, by Western standards, not even by American, it's a penny. But plans but Gromada.
Scary Russian satellites hooligans
French ministershu very concerned about Russian satellites inspector, who may inspect the condition of his companions, and the status of others, and hurt other people's spacecraft (KA) can, and even ram them (in its opinion, actually sacrificing valuable machine, we will not, we have something to shoot down the spacecraft without it). And they can hide among the various levels and debris, remaining after removal - that they once showed.
Furthermore, these "inspectors" is credited and the possibility of physical blindness reconnaissance spacecraft equipment, and jamming it - in theory possible, but such a device is not rubber, where there is still much space for such equipment on board and where so much energy? AND, yet again, means for physical blindness SC electro-optical reconnaissance satellites and interference means we have - land and highly effective. But the "inspectors" even the presence on board of balloons with paint and spray credited, breakwater, can paint over the enemy and take his companion and energy (with colored solar panels), and "view". Generally, Help, Russian space deprived of hooligans!
by the way, Americans a few years ago brought out a classification of the possible effects of the spacecraft on the other. They turned 6 main ways - kinetic means of destruction (here, it is seen, and includes automatic cannon and space on the basis of the converted SD SD "air-air", that have been tested in the Soviet Union in space), lasers, powerful microwave pulses (nOW), pomehopostanovka, some influence robots and the very chemical sprays paint. strangely, There are no ram, or satellite-grenade, with which were Soviet satellites interceptor-type IC, IS-M, IS-IT and other. maybe, this is related to the kinetic profile.
To stand still! Strength as a sign of weakness
Strakhi madam lives Parley
true, the level of knowledge um Parley in the military and space actually demonstrated not so long ago, at 2018 g. And it is very unfortunate, which is not surprising. Then, in September, , she said, that one of our military Ka-repeaters such as "Ray," "committed an act of espionage" against the Franco-Italian telecom satellites in the ATHENA-Fidus 2017 g. By the goddess Pallas Athena name has nothing to do, is an abbreviation, meaning "Access to theaters for European allied forces - the Franco-Italian dual use satellite". breakwater, "Ray" specially selected for this SC, to intercept talks on secure lines.
evidence, true, there were no, but "the impression, that he came so close especially ", but is "Heil Likely" is no longer enough? At first, if it is true, then what are Parley was silent for a year and had been saving such a? Secondly, she is, it is seen, I do not know the destination and approximate load of spacecraft such as "Ray", not intended for such exploration. Thirdly, to intercept foreign communications satellite is not necessary to adjust a number of its own satellite, there are other methods, simpler and more effective. And finally - Madame, if next to you on the bus, Paris Metro or the elevator will be a man, This does not mean, he wants to become better acquainted with you without your consent, perhaps, he just had to get up and have nowhere else to his pile of cases, and on you he did not look. Generally, the theory of "herassmenta" leave, you are welcome, on the ground… and at the West.
A decisive plan for a modest sum
To counteract the terrible Russian satellites inspectors Parley Florence offers the following. At first, equipped with surveillance cameras connected military satellites of the Syracuse-4, which is scheduled to run only, beginning with 2021 city, number 3 pieces, replacing "Syracuse" third generation. The rest of the spacecraft, obviously, cameras are not needed?
they also offer to create a successor to the ground bistatic radar spacecraft control system GRAVES (this sweet name also has nothing to do with the graves, cemeteries and zombies - an abbreviation). breakwater, GRAVES successor will have to have a higher capacity to detect microsatellites and discover the spacecraft size "of a shoebox" (woman in the post of Defense thinks it close categories) in orbit to 1500 km from Earth. But, Considering, that actually GRAVES French system developed 15 years, and more than one year was tortured during debugging, and that, that the system is only a 10 years, and that, that the new generation will develop longer - this system will have to wait a very long time.
Protection from bullies, or how to proceed with the knife to a gunfight
And the cherry on the cake um Parley considered the following idea - the creation of a constellation of tiny satellites with laser emitters on board to dazzle or damage the enemy spacecraft equipment, in the case of its effects on the French SC. Formal treaties on outer space 1967 g. It does not prohibit the placement of weapons in outer space of non-nuclear, and the right to have it, and France, and the conclusion of a tougher treaty on weapons in orbit there is no progress. Will France is to create, and start to run already in 2023 city, says Madame Minister? It is very doubtful! According to her, France great has lagged behind the leading countries (Russia, US and China) in the field of high-power lasers. Also, compact device, but with the laser, and powerful enough, damage to the equipment of another satellite, - is a strong mutually exclusive concepts. And most importantly,: there is a clear misunderstanding, whence the potentially major threat to space group "forces of good", as they consider themselves.
All of these SC-inspectors, though armed rockets and guns, even spray, writing the same word on the instrument lenses, that can be seen in the toilets of Paris, - this is the best devices for sabotage and various small mischief. In Russia, we have long understood, that the actual placement of weapons in orbit unpromising: to destroy ground targets, it is not necessary (low reaction rate, expended large load weight, fuel, low accuracy, high vulnerability) and completely loses missiles. A goal in the orbit can be great "carry" or blind and damage and Earth. And do defeat means there will be much more mobile, and which speedily, and much less vulnerable, than various spacecraft Interceptor. The exception may be only devices for high orbit like the orbit of various global positioning systems or geostationary. Back to Earth until quite difficult to reach (or whether there is a way, but we do not know about it).
Gunmen fired in the direction of the Russian air base in Syria's three shells
Therefore, the main threat from the Russian Federation (in the case of serious war) for constellations opponent will have different ground and air anti-satellite systems. let us say, the ones not so long ago, "overexposed" anti-satellite missile for MiG-31BM, ASAT missile defense system consisting of A-235 or C-500, Laser air complexes glare or ground, one of which, how to find, It is the famous "Relight", etc.. And not "inspectors". And from these lasers are not leg it. And will be released as a result of, as in the famous film - come the heroes of our story to a gunfight with a knife, that is unprepared.
No one knows the scenario of conflict in space
However, lack of understanding, both in general can proceed conflict in space, observed not only in France, but in the US, and that in the US, probably, not fully represent a picture of the battle - the experience is not present. Despite, that experience in the field of anti-satellite we have to order more, than the rest.
Americans are generally more now abut to protect spacecraft from sabotage secretive nature (because an open attack on the constellation - is one hundred percent "casus belli" level of rocket attacks on the country, and is only possible if the same level of conflict). Because they fear the various "dirty tricks" in the form of a failure of a key on a key spacecraft orbit, necessary in some specific area, where the next "proxy clash" between the superpowers, or between Americans and countries such as North Korea or Iran. apparently, The French, too, fear that. Hence the application Florence Parley. Or everything is easier - to knock currently funding, but there is more you can fool the fool for a long time, shifting deadlines, clarifying requirements and knocking additional appropriations. Our current SC-inspectors at the time and may be outdated.
In the meantime, the Russian Defense Ministry has revealed a surprise the other day about the target appointment of two spacecraft from launch 10 July, and, They were followers of the line "inspectors". The text message sounds particularly interesting about the "study of cosmic impact," - only if space, not rukotvornogo? Here are TASS:
Russian military satellite-orbit maintenance inspector spent another military satellite-registrar of the Russian Federation. On Thursday, the Defense Ministry told Russian.
The ministry reported, now continue flight testing of spacecraft (KA) “Cosmos-2535” and “Cosmos-2536”, designed to study the impact on the Russian spacecraft constellation of artificial and natural factors of a space, as well as working out to protect them and orbit servicing technologies.
“Inspected state and orbital spacecraft-registrar service using Ka-inspector, as well as the transfer target and telemetry information about KA-state recorder”, - According to the Russian Defense Ministry.
The Defense Ministry also told, on Thursday in accordance with the testing program carried out the collection and processing of orbital parameters of these satellites, Functional test modes, evaluation target equipment parameters.
“This equipment detects the impact on the spacecraft - the space debris recorder, electron and proton radiation external natural radiation belt, protons and heavy charged particles, solar and galactic cosmic rays”, - explained in the ministry.
The satellites were put into orbit launch vehicle “Soyuz-2.1V” from Plesetsk 10 July.
Somehow, it seems, that "hysteria" against "Object E", both used to be called in the West a number of our satellites, now only intensify.
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