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   for Russia in its war with Ukraine, using electronic warfare to jam signals   
   on a regular basis. Users have also reported increased spoofing incidents,   
   a method of manipulating GPS data to confuse a receiver about its location.   
   A larger number of small satellites should make it harder for enemies to   
   target the fleet and will ensure there’s a backup capability when t   
   hey do,   
   the Space Force says. (ANS thanks Defense News for the above information.)   
      
   + Earlier this month, three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin   
   University’s Binar Space Program burned up in Earth’s atmos   
   phere. That was   
   always going to happen. In fact, Binar means “fireball” in   
   the Noongar   
   language of the First Nations people of Perth. But these CubeSats, known as   
   Binar-2, 3, and 4, entered the atmosphere much sooner than originally   
   planned. They only lasted for two months – a third of what was expe   
   cted.   
   Recent high solar activity has been causing an unexpected headache for   
   satellite operators in the last few years, and it’s only increasing   
   . (ANS   
   thanks Science Alert for the above information.)   
      
   + China has taken another step toward its crewed lunar goals by   
   successfully testing fairing separation for its Long March 10 moon rocket   
   series. The fairing separation test was conducted recently, according to a   
   Nov. 20 statement from the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology   
   (CALT). The separation test is one of a number of milestones needed in   
   order to get the Long March 10 ready for flight, with a first launch to low   
   earth orbit currently targeted for 2026. China has committed to the goal of   
   getting a pair of its astronauts onto the lunar surface by 2030. (ANS   
   thanks Space News for the above information.]   
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