What Happened
Flamingo Missiles Hit Key Space Launch Facility Behind Starlink Rival
Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missiles have struck the Progress Rocket Space Centre in Samara, Russia, hitting the factory that produces Soyuz-2 launch vehicles used to deploy Russian military satellites and the Rassvet low-Earth-orbit network. The attack, confirmed by local officials and defense analysts, may have affected the production of onboard electrical systems for the Soyuz-2 launch vehicles. The strike could disrupt Russia’s space launch capabilities and satellite programs, including the Rassvet network, which is seen as a rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink. This development was reported by various sources, including Defense Express, and analyzed by experts in the field, as first covered by Unknown Source.