The 560-kg US satellite, of Iridium Holdings LLC, was launched in 1997 and the Russian Cosmos-2251, weighing almost a ton, was sent in space in 1993. Image from China Daily
Military And Intelligence News Briefs
Observing a Potential North Korea Missile Launch -- Information Dissemination
Intel Chief: No Fixing Afghanistan without Pakistan -- The Danger Room
Defense Language Institute Rolls Out New Programs -- AFPS
Help the Poor Fighter Plane Industry -- Armchair Generalist
Special Forces' Gigapixel Flying Spy Sees All -- The Danger Room
Lynn Is In As New DepSecDef -- DoD Buzz
Chinese Hackers Attack U.S. Computers, Thompson Says -- Bloomberg
First F-35 Squadron Plans Detailed -- Defense Tech
Russia Sending More Ships to Arctic -- Military.com
Russia's Arms Sales to Sudan a First Step in Return to Africa -- Naval Open Source Intelligence
CIA Man in Credit Card Case Worked in Spy Agency's Executive Suite -- CQ Politics/Spy Talk
Cartwright: US Must Better Sat Awareness -- DoD Buzz