A Russian satellite is stalking a U.S. spacecraft in orbit Posted by whoisstan on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @11:35AM from the scientificamerican.com dept. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alarm-grows-over-russian-satellites-provocative-approach-to-u-s-owned-satellite/ ( 3 comments | 2 points | on HN )
1. evesdropping ? ( physical proximity seems unneccesary ? )
2. Van Eck phreaking ? ( for potential disruption at a later time ? )
3. Kamikaze collision ? ( testing for future destructive operations ? )
4. hacking ? ( EMP, radiation induced bit-flips ? )
5. purely political ?
I dunno. Just spitballing.
Good catch.