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Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB)

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Slingshot Aerospace and the French company Aldoria have monitored Luch satellite activities that operate for the Russian Ministry of Defense and the FSB.

Mentioned as: FSBTechnical ProductFeb 9, 2026Dos vehículos rusos llevan años interceptando las comunicaciones de satélites clave europeos

Stilsoft's main customers include Russian security agencies such as the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Internal Affairs, National Guard, and Federal Security Service (FSB).

Mentioned as: Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB)Narrative GeneralNov 3, 2025Stilsat-1: A Russian-owned and Chinese-built satellite watching Ukraine (part 1)

The FSB is identified as the main client for Stilsat-1, leveraging imagery for intelligence operations in Ukraine.

Mentioned as: Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB)Narrative GeneralNov 3, 2025Stilsat-1: A Russian-owned and Chinese-built satellite watching Ukraine (part 1)

Stilspace received a license from the FSB on March 29, 2024, allowing it to handle state secret information.

Mentioned as: Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB)Org RelationshipNov 3, 2025Stilsat-1: A Russian-owned and Chinese-built satellite watching Ukraine (part 1)

Multiple beam torus antennas (MBTAs) are present at the GRU site in Klimovsk, the FSB site in Dubovyy Rynok, and the former KGB site in Dobroaleksandrovka.

Mentioned as: FSBTechnical ProductJan 27, 2025The satellite eavesdropping stations of Russia’s intelligence services (part 2)

Antenna names found in procurement documents related to FSB sites include Kentavr, Tantal, Persei, Eskort, and Rebus.

Mentioned as: FSBTechnical ProductJan 27, 2025The satellite eavesdropping stations of Russia’s intelligence services (part 2)

Few parabolic antennas at GRU and FSB sites are covered by radomes.

Mentioned as: FSBTechnical ProductJan 27, 2025The satellite eavesdropping stations of Russia’s intelligence services (part 2)

Companies involved in building antennas for the FSB include NII Radio, OKB MEI, and NPP ATS.

Mentioned as: fsbNarrative GeneralJan 27, 2025The satellite eavesdropping stations of Russia’s intelligence services (part 2)

The FSB operates two satellites, Luch and Luch-5X, for space-based COMINT collection.

Mentioned as: FSBTechnical ProductJan 27, 2025The satellite eavesdropping stations of Russia’s intelligence services (part 2)

The FSB operates another Russian satellite eavesdropping network.

Mentioned as: Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB)Narrative GeneralJan 20, 2025The satellite eavesdropping stations of Russia’s intelligence services (part 1)

NII Radio was awarded a contract by the FSB's 16th Center for a project named Rebus-2, indicating close ties with the FSB.

Mentioned as: FSBTechnical ProductNov 27, 2023Olimp and Yenisei-2: Russia’s secretive eavesdropping satellites (part 2)

The FSB is primarily a domestic security and counterintelligence agency, not typically involved in foreign satellite eavesdropping.

Mentioned as: Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB)Narrative GeneralNov 27, 2023Olimp and Yenisei-2: Russia’s secretive eavesdropping satellites (part 2)

Anatoliy M. Somov, affiliated with NII Radio, is also a professor at the FSB Academy and has contributed to research on satellite antennas.

Mentioned as: Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB)Narrative GeneralNov 27, 2023Olimp and Yenisei-2: Russia’s secretive eavesdropping satellites (part 2)

The FSB's 16th Center was involved in SIGINT functions inherited from the dissolved Federal Agency of Government Communications and Information (FAPSI).

Mentioned as: FSBTechnical ProductNov 27, 2023Olimp and Yenisei-2: Russia’s secretive eavesdropping satellites (part 2)

Olimp is managed by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).

Mentioned as: Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB)Narrative GeneralNov 27, 2023Olimp and Yenisei-2: Russia’s secretive eavesdropping satellites (part 2)