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Space Watch

2026-W41 · 05 Oct – 11 Oct 2026
Makani Lab · Space Watch
Orbital Warfare · SATCOM · SDA · PNT · Satellite Control · Missile Warning · ISR · EW
BLUF — Rule-based issue (the AI curation stage has not run for this week). Items below are the highest-scoring open-source reports from the last seven days, one section per mission area.

Last 7 days by mission area · 255 items

Orbital Warfare 12SATCOM 19Space Domain Awareness 21PNT / Navwar 8Satellite Control 3Missile Warning 34ISR 13Electronic Warfare 4Space Enterprise 141

Rising terms · 7d vs prior

Guardian22 (+14.7)contract34 (+13)Space Force45 (+12.7)hypersonic14 (+10.7)

By the numbers · 7d

Orbital launches 3 (0 PRC, 3 US, 0 failed) · max Kp 5.67
GPS NANUs 1 (0 unusable) · reentries 16 (13 payloads)
Conjunctions < 1 km, next 7 d: 8,622 (5830 active pairs)
Space-Track emergency-reportable CDMs 29, TIP reentries 21 (0 high-interest)

Counterspace spotlight — CASC / CASIC (PRC state industry) · PRC state-owned space industry · CASC (satellites, Long March), CASIC (missiles, Kuaizhou, Hongyun)

Why now
Builds and launches every PLA satellite, ISR constellation, and ASAT-relevant spacecraft; the industrial base behind PLA space power
Mentions, 30d · PACOM relevance
2 this week.
Capabilities / TTPs
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Implications
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Orbital WarfareCounterspace threats and space superiority: ASAT tests and weapons, co-orbital a

Curiosity Blog, Sols 5022-5028: Cashing in at Cache Creek
NASA news releases · 2026-10-04
Written by Lucy Thompson, Senior Research Scientist, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 Before we landed, the area of Gale crater…
NORTHCOMEUCOMAllies & partnersRendezvous & proximity

Missile WarningMissile warning and tracking from space and ground: SBIRS and Next-Gen OPIR, res

(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim oversees hypersonic missile launch, calls for bolstering war deterrent
Yonhap News (English) · via TJFSCC Daily · 2026-10-03
DPRK fired a ballistic missile into the East Sea on 3 Oct KST; ROK JCS said it flew over 700 km. KCNA called it a hypersonic intermediate-range missile drill (Yonhap).
So what: Second hypersonic-class DPRK shot in two weeks for the space layer to detect and track.
Consider: Consider reviewing how MW/MT data from the 3 Oct launch reached theater users.
PACOMMissile launches & testsHypersonic
(2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim oversees hypersonic missile launch, calls for bolstering war deterrent
Yonhap News (English) · via TJFSCC Daily · 2026-10-03
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the launc...
PACOMSTRATCOMLaunchMissile launches & tests

SATCOMMilitary and commercial satellite communications: WGS, MUOS, AEHF/ESS, protected

In Case You Missed It...
ChinaTalk · via AI feed · 2026-10-03
Is China’s economy broken? [Logan Wright](https://www.chinatalk.media/p/logan-wright-on-broken-china), Jordan’s former boss (!) and a top expert on Chinese macroeconomics, says…
PACOMCENTCOMDebris & reentryProliferated LEOStarlink / Starshield
Space Force laying groundwork to connect future satellite ‘enclaves’ as it prepares for additional launches
DefenseScoop · 2026-10-02
SDA launches 21 Northrop Grumman T1 Transport Layer satellites on 5 Oct, taking PWSA to 84 in four planes (DefenseScoop); Tranche 0 is being deorbited (Inside Defense).
So what: Each new plane adds regional data-transport coverage for the theater.
Consider: Consider tracking T1TL checkout and when SDA declares an operational capability date.
SPACECOMProliferated LEOLaunchPWSA (SDA Transport/Tracking)
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ISRSpace-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance: tactical ISR from spa

Space Force picks two companies to build new ‘space-to-space’ satellites by 2028
Defense News (Space) · 2026-10-01
The Pentagon announced Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly will build new ISR satellites in space, after admitting the U.S. already has weapons in orbit.
SPACECOMPACOMAcquisition & contractsCommercial integrationGSSAP / Silent Barker

Electronic WarfareSpace electromagnetic warfare: Counter Communications System and Meadowlands, Bo

Why the US Air Force Needs to Invest in Electronic Warfare
Air & Space Forces Magazine · 2026-10-01
United States air forces are engaged in combat operations today, and not all the aircraft are modern stealthy platforms like the B-2, F-22, or F-35. The venerable Lockheed Martin…
EUCOMPACOMOrganization & peopleCommercial integration

Space EnterpriseThe service and the enterprise behind the mission areas: force design and organi

China's Starlink Response
ChinaTalk · via AI feed · 2026-10-01
*[Paddy Stephens](https://paddyspublishing.substack.com/) writes about space, security, and energy for *The Wire China*, *Resilience Media* and others. He’s based between London,…
PACOMSPACECOMLaunchCommercial integrationCASC / CASIC (PRC state industry)Starlink / Starshield
US Army Welcomes First 600 Enlisted Space Soldiers
Payload · 2026-10-05
On Oct. 1, 600+ soldiers swapped their old jobs for the new 40D Tactical Space Operations Specialist military occupational specialty (MOS).
PACOMSPACECOMOrganization & peopleAcquisition & contractsCCS / Meadowlands

Nothing significant this week: Space Domain Awareness · PNT / Navwar · Satellite Control

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