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Hosted by Gene Botkin · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 14 episodes
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A publication for the geopolitics of space and space accessories. orbitest.substack.com
Gene Botkin hosts Orbital Estimate, a news show with 14 episodes published.
The Supply Chain Is the Battlespace Modern conflict begins before the first missile leaves the rail. It begins in the refinery, the port, the chip plant, the launch range, the rail corridor, the software repository, the
A direct-ascent anti-satellite missile is one of the most deceptive weapons in modern strategy. It appears clean because the explosion happens in silence. It appears limited because the target is a machine rather than a
Abstract A war above Earth would likely begin through interference rather than destruction. The initial indicators would appear as degraded satellite communications, anomalous telemetry, corrupted positioning signals, de
AI began as a consumer tool, but nations now see it as strategic infrastructure. From Dutch public-sector models to Ukraine’s wartime language system and Taiwan’s sovereign AI cloud, governments are racing to control the
International law speaks in the language of universal order, yet it operates in a world ruled by sovereign states, military force, and strategic interest. The Paper Shield argues that treaties, courts, and global institu
Blockchain has moved beyond crypto speculation and become a serious layer of geopolitical infrastructure. The central question is no longer whether digital assets will replace the state. They will not. The real question
Russia’s April 2026 close-proximity maneuver between COSMOS 2581 and COSMOS 2583 revealed a central danger in modern space security: the most useful counterspace weapon may be one that never fires. The satellites reporte
This episode of Orbital Estimate argues that the first major great-power contest beyond Earth orbit will not begin with formal lunar annexation. The Moon will likely remain legally unowned under the Outer Space Treaty, b
China’s space program is best understood as a disciplined instrument of grand strategy, not a prestige project with rockets attached. Through Tiangong, BeiDou, expanding ISR constellations, commercial satellite networks,
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Orbital Estimate is hosted by Gene Botkin. The show is categorised under news (politics) and has published 14 episodes.
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