{"id":48265,"date":"2025-10-07T17:33:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/inside-the-space-isac-watch-center-keeping-an-eye-on-cyber-threats\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T17:33:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:33:24","slug":"inside-the-space-isac-watch-center-keeping-an-eye-on-cyber-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/inside-the-space-isac-watch-center-keeping-an-eye-on-cyber-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Space ISAC Watch Center: Keeping an Eye on Cyber Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The watch center day begins most days just after dawn, when its director, Hector Falcon, arrives at the nondescript office park building and logs on around 6 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Like his small team of analysts, who start work at 8 a.m., Falcon is searching for information that can be turned into actionable intelligence for space technology companies all over the world\u2014data their overburdened security operation centers can use to protect their IT systems and other assets, whether on the ground or in space, against online criminals and cyberspies and nation-state cyber warfare.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fHpHf5VTYaKq4LDb7YiA_VS_101125_DGTL_1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fHpHf5VTYaKq4LDb7YiA_VS_101125_DGTL_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fHpHf5VTYaKq4LDb7YiA_VS_101125_DGTL_1-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fHpHf5VTYaKq4LDb7YiA_VS_101125_DGTL_1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fHpHf5VTYaKq4LDb7YiA_VS_101125_DGTL_1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the October\/November 2025 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>He first checks the collaboration platforms the ISAC\u2019s member companies use to share information about cyber threats, to see what they may have submitted overnight, either because they\u2019re in a different time zone, or because they have a 24\/7 security operation center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe threats don\u2019t sleep,\u201d says Falcon. The Colorado Springs-based watch center covers 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mountain Time, but the global membership means Space ISAC works on a \u201cfollow-the-sun\u201d model, with analysts in Europe, Australia, and soon Japan tracking threats 24\/7.<\/p>\n<p>One collaboration platform, the cybersecurity situational awareness platform, or CSAP, enables member companies to submit threat warnings in human readable format and share them with other members. Another, the Threat Intelligence Exchange, or TIX, distributes vetted technical data, like indicators of compromise and other signs of hacking, including on a machine-to-machine basis. For those who sign up for this element of the service, TIX in effect directly programs their automated defenses, ensuring their systems get real-time updates about the latest threats and how to defend against them. Both are made by Cyware, a vendor that specializes in providing threat-sharing tools to ISACs and other multi-member collaborative organizations.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b4b156270e;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b4b156270e = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b4b156270f').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b4b156270f'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The day is often punctuated by virtual stand ups, 30-minute remote meetings with member company representatives and analysts centered around the Space ISAC\u2019s various working groups, explains Falcon. The working groups focus on industry sub-sectors like Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) operators, on technical issues like radio frequency (RF) signals or on functional roles, like information sharing or analysis. The meetings are brief by design, with Falcon asking questions like \u201cHey, what are you seeing? How are you seeing it and what are you feeling as well?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"flex flex-col justify-center items-center w-full image-block px-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" class=\"w-full object-cover mx-auto max-w-sm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/qisSoWjXSuG6gOSW9J25_Hector_Falcon_Space_ISAC_Watch_Center_.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"p-3 bg-gray-300 bg-opacity-50 italic mx-auto max-w-sm\">Hector Falcon, Space<br \/>\nISAC Watch Center<br \/>\ndirector, shows the<br \/>\ndata feeds center<br \/>\nanalysts use. Photo:<br \/>\nShaun Waterman for Via<br \/>\nSatellite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Falcon uses a baseball analogy to describe the center\u2019s work: \u201cWe need three strikes, three different levels of cross correlation, in order to make it something we can report on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cyber world is full of news about new vulnerabilities \u2014 software flaws that can make a system vulnerable to hackers \u2014 and new threats, newly developed hacking tools or malicious software, malware that\u2019s being used by cyberspies or online criminals. Much of the center\u2019s work involves sifting through those data feeds, winnowing out outdated or generic information, parsing, correlating, and prioritizing the rest, zeroing in on the must-have data that space companies need to defend their IT systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not good enough to just understand the information, we have to correlate it and make it make sense, so we can turn it into actionable, bi-directional intelligence exchanges with our members,\u201d says Falcon.<\/p>\n<p>The first strike, he explains, is typically a bulletin or alert about a new software vulnerability or a new exploit. The second is a connection to ISAC\u2019s membership. \u201cWe want to find at least one level of cross correlation that ties into the aerospace sector, into the actual intelligence requirements that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Intelligence requirements is a term of art: it means the unanswered questions that intelligence needs to answer. Falcon thinks of it like \u201ca shopping list of things we need to know in order to really understand the threat a little further.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Analysts will research the bulletin to ascertain its likely level of impact in the space sector. He says the key question is whether there are detrimental impacts in the space industry or a sub-sector, or to a software platform that has a tie-in to an adjacent sector.<\/p>\n<h3>The Traffic Light Protocol<\/h3>\n<p>The third strike is an actual cyberattack or other impact on a member company or another space sector company. The problem here is that companies, worried about reputational damage or impacts to their share price, are generally unwilling to reveal if they\u2019ve been attacked. That\u2019s where the ISAC\u2019s sophisticated information management protocols come into play.<\/p>\n<p>In common with most other ISACs and other cyber threat information sharing organizations, the Space ISAC employs the traffic light protocol, or TLP, to limit who can see which information, and give member companies the assurances they need to share confidential information.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b4b1562e1b;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b4b1562e1b = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b4b1562e1c').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b4b1562e1c'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>TLP has four levels:<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf  \tTLP Clear: For public release<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf  \tTLP Green: For release to ISAC members and community partners, like government agencies, universities or other organizations that aren\u2019t paying members of the ISAC, but are part of its trusted information sharing network<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf  \tTLP Amber: For ISAC members only<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf  \tTLP Red: Only for sharing with a company directly affected<\/p>\n<p>To get to that third strike, data about an actual cyberattack, Falcon says, analysts will query potentially affected companies using the TLP Red protocol, giving the company the confidence that the information won\u2019t be shared, except anonymously, if they allow it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to know: \u2018Before this goes out, is there anything more we can say? Do you have any additional information to release that could be of benefit to our greater community?\u2019 Because the worst thing is to suffer in silence,\u201d Falcon says.<\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon, as the Space ISAC\u2019s partners in Asia and Australia start to wake up, there are virtual stand-ups to brief them on developments overnight.<\/p>\n<p>As the day starts to wind down, Falcon says, attention is focused on closing out any priority alerts \u2014 warnings the members need to have to keep their systems safe.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b4b15634c9;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b4b15634c9 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b4b15634ca').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b4b15634ca'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<h3>A Unique Resource<\/h3>\n<p>The watch center is at the heart of the value Space ISAC provides to its members, says Norm Laudermilch, chief information security officer (CISO) for Vantor, recently rebranded from Maxar Technologies.  <\/p>\n<p>The watch center is such a unique resource because it distributes specialized intelligence that is contributed by threat intelligence and cybersecurity teams at its member companies and cross referenced and collated by trained ISAC analysts, he explains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe share specific threat intelligence about the threat actors we\u2019re watching with the watch center. That is then re-shared throughout the entire Space ISAC community, and we get a lot of feedback that this is very valuable for the rest of the members,\u201d Laudermilch says. And, he adds, the intelligence reporting that the watch center shares with Vantor from their own analysts and from other member companies is highly valuable, adding to the collection efforts of Vantor\u2019s internal team.<\/p>\n<p>The watch center is especially useful to smaller companies that may not be able to afford their own threat intelligence collection operation. Vantor makes a substantial investment in its 30-person strong cybersecurity and intelligence team, says Laudermilch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot every company can afford that. [The] watch center is a really amazing collaboration tool for the whole industry that delivers a better understanding of the threat landscape associated with space, which you can\u2019t get anywhere else,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<p>While there are commercial cybersecurity threat intelligence feeds on the market, these aren\u2019t specially tailored for the space sector and don\u2019t include all-hazards space information, for example about space weather or orbital conjunctions, that the Space ISAC provides.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the stuff that you get from the more generic security feeds and forums,\u201d says Laudermilch. \u201cWe are operators in the space domain, and so we have different needs, different interests. Having a resource like the watch center, tailored to the space technology sector, is really powerful for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The working groups that Space-ISAC runs also provide key resources for member companies, he says, because they provide a forum for discussing with other space companies things Vantor is doing to reduce risks from newly revealed vulnerabilities (known as threat mitigation), and how they are dealing with security incidents. For example, Vantor participates in an all source intelligence group on a weekly basis, in addition to the sharing group, threat working group, and analyst working group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are highly valuable for us for openly discussing threat mitigations that we\u2019ve got going on and incident response procedures that are specific to space systems,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b4b1563b75;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b4b1563b75 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b4b1563b76').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b4b1563b76'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A key task for the Vantor threat intelligence team is watching threat actors on the dark web \u2014 a  region of the internet accessible only through a special tool known as The Onion Router (TOR) or the Tor browser. Tor uses encryption and traffic forwarding to hide the internet addresses and locations of those using it. The threat actors communicate in password-protected forums on Tor and via encrypted chat apps like Telegram. Laudermilch declined to comment on specifics, but because the threat groups are generally loose networks of hackers who only know each other online, it\u2019s possible for intelligence analysts to infiltrate and monitor these forums.<\/p>\n<p>When we\u2019re collecting threat intelligence on these actors. We\u2019re not just watching what they do, we\u2019re watching what they say,\u201d explains Laudermilch. \u201cWe see who they\u2019re communicating with \u2026 and we can track their cohorts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Financially motivated or cybercrime threat actors tend to be most active on Telegram and the dark web. But nation-state aligned threat groups often maintain ties with cybercrime actors, and many engage directly in financially motivated cyberattacks as a side hustle. Even western intelligence agencies\u2019 cyber teams will be present, monitoring for hacker activity just as the Vantor intelligence team does \u2014 so they\u2019re all active to one degree or another.<\/p>\n<p>Distinguishing amongst the various threat groups, and attributing cyberattacks to them is a skillset all its own, says Laudermilch, \u201cIt\u2019s all about tools, tactics, and procedures.\u201d Identifying a particular version of a malware hacking tool favored by a certain group for instance, or any other of a myriad of clues that together form a digital fingerprint of a particular threat actor.<\/p>\n<p>Crucially, Laudermilch explains, monitoring these groups also provides clues and signs of possible attack planning that can help companies prepare ahead of time for forthcoming cyberattacks \u2014 girding their networks for battle and shoring up any weaknesses in their software.<\/p>\n<p>Laudermilch says several times over the past 18 months; his analysts have detected threat actor chatter about Zero Day vulnerabilities. These are highly prized software flaws discovered in the wild but not yet patched by the manufacturer. \u201cThere are examples where we found out about vulnerabilities before the rest of the industry did, because we saw the conversation about the Zero Day happening, we were able to patch and remediate before any attacks occurred,\u201d Laudermilch says.<\/p>\n<p>He gives the hypothetical example of a threat group discussing a new service from Vantor, \u201cand they\u2019re discussing how to evaluate its security and they mention they believe that one of these unpublished vulnerabilities might be present in the service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vantor analysts can pass on details of the attack planning so that engineering teams can check the software at issue to see if those vulnerabilities are indeed present \u2014 and patch them if they are. \u201cWe see the discussions that are underway in real time, between the members of the groups that are working on some of these campaigns,\u201d and pass on the information, Laudermich says. \u201cNine times out of 10, it turns out that we have patched and we\u2019re good, but there may be times where there\u2019s something here that we need to patch immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVantor is just proud to share the intelligence we collect so that other space ISAC members can benefit and protect their critical infrastructure as well,\u201d Laudermilch concludes.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b4b1564206;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b4b1564206 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b4b1564207').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b4b1564207'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Watch Center of The Future<\/h3>\n<p>Like everyone else in our information-saturated world, the watch center analysts \u2014 and their counterparts in its member companies \u2014 are suffering from data overload and cognitive choke points, says Space ISAC Executive Director Erin Miller.<\/p>\n<p>Both the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Israeli strikes on Iran were preceded briefly by cyber and\/or RF activity, some of which watch center analysts were tracking, she explains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe probably had the pieces of information, they were coming from the hundreds, thousands of sources that we track. But to put a human in front of that information and say, \u2018Synthesize all this and tell me what it means within minutes,\u2019 is impossible,\u201d Miller says.<\/p>\n<p>To get ahead of threats in real time, she argues, ISACs have to use Artificial Intelligence. \u201cWe\u2019re experimenting with that now,\u201d she says. \u201cISACs can only become proactive with data fusion tools.\u201d <strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404184:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/x5h5MQCS0mN13ncL3mCE_ED_Note-300x167.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/x5h5MQCS0mN13ncL3mCE_ED_Note-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/x5h5MQCS0mN13ncL3mCE_ED_Note-800x446.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/x5h5MQCS0mN13ncL3mCE_ED_Note-640x357.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/x5h5MQCS0mN13ncL3mCE_ED_Note.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tA Case for the Defense<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404164:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/r0JBbzwxRtev8nOfnIud_VS_101125_DGTL_4-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/r0JBbzwxRtev8nOfnIud_VS_101125_DGTL_4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/r0JBbzwxRtev8nOfnIud_VS_101125_DGTL_4-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/r0JBbzwxRtev8nOfnIud_VS_101125_DGTL_4-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/r0JBbzwxRtev8nOfnIud_VS_101125_DGTL_4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tGeopolitics Drives Shifts in EO Business as Companies Hone Focus on Defense Market<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- 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src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MvmS5g7GSDu25XzMwHkw_NASA_SC21_ISS_zoom-300x169.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MvmS5g7GSDu25XzMwHkw_NASA_SC21_ISS_zoom-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MvmS5g7GSDu25XzMwHkw_NASA_SC21_ISS_zoom-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MvmS5g7GSDu25XzMwHkw_NASA_SC21_ISS_zoom-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MvmS5g7GSDu25XzMwHkw_NASA_SC21_ISS_zoom.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe Golden Dome Initiative: A New Era for the Satellite Industry<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet 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