--- title: Is it a bird, a plane, or a falling booster? description: India’s XPoSat launched to study black holes. China completes its Meridian Project to study space weather. The USSF launches the X37-B spaceplane. And more. image: https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/t-minus%20episode%20art-3.png --- CYBERSECURITY # Is it a bird, a plane, or a falling booster? India’s XPoSat launched to study black holes. China completes its Meridian Project to study space weather. The USSF launches the X37-B spaceplane. And more. [ Maria Varmazis ](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) Jan 2, 2024 [CYBERSECURITY](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/tag/cybersecurity) ### Share the intelligence [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/184&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/184&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/184&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/184&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email) ### Follow ### Subscribe ![](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/t-minus%20episode%20art-3.png) - [![Apple Podcasts](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/ApplePodcasts-1.png) ](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t-minus-space-daily/id1676944102) - [![Google Podcasts](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/GooglePodcasts-1.png) ](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vdC1taW51cy1zcGFjZS1kYWlseQ) - [![Spotify](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Spotify-1.png) ](https://open.spotify.com/show/63SMcWF9DYVKgBedA9HEvS) - [![iHeart Media](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/iheart.png) ](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-t-minus-space-daily-110660221/) - [![Castbox](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Castbox-1.png) ](https://castbox.fm/channel/T-Minus-Space-Daily-id5376113) - [![RSS](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/RSS-1.png) ](https://feeds.megaphone.fm/t-minus-space-daily) - [![Overcast](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Overcast-1.png) ](https://overcast.fm/itunes1676944102/t-minus-space-daily) - [![Podcast Addict](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/PodcastAddict.png) ](https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4374056) - [![Pocket Cast](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Website%20Materials/Imported_Blog_Media/PocketCast-Sep-19-2023-05-08-15-6259-PM.png) ](https://pca.st/ysgb04mq) - [![Apple Podcasts](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/ApplePodcasts-1.png) ](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t-minus-space-daily/id1676944102) - [![Google Podcasts](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/GooglePodcasts-1.png) ](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vdC1taW51cy1zcGFjZS1kYWlseQ) - [![Spotify](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Spotify-1.png) ](https://open.spotify.com/show/63SMcWF9DYVKgBedA9HEvS) - [![iHeart Media](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/iheart.png) ](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-t-minus-space-daily-110660221/) - [![Castbox](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Castbox-1.png) ](https://castbox.fm/channel/T-Minus-Space-Daily-id5376113) - [![RSS](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/RSS-1.png) ](https://feeds.megaphone.fm/t-minus-space-daily) - [![Overcast](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Overcast-1.png) ](https://overcast.fm/itunes1676944102/t-minus-space-daily) - [![Podcast Addict](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/PodcastAddict.png) ](https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4374056) - [![Pocket Cast](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Website%20Materials/Imported_Blog_Media/PocketCast-Sep-19-2023-05-08-15-6259-PM.png) ](https://pca.st/ysgb04mq) - [![Apple Podcasts](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/ApplePodcasts-1.png) ](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t-minus-space-daily/id1676944102) - [![Google Podcasts](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/GooglePodcasts-1.png) ](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vdC1taW51cy1zcGFjZS1kYWlseQ) - [![Spotify](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Spotify-1.png) ](https://open.spotify.com/show/63SMcWF9DYVKgBedA9HEvS) - [![iHeart Media](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/iheart.png) ](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-t-minus-space-daily-110660221/) - [![Castbox](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Castbox-1.png) ](https://castbox.fm/channel/T-Minus-Space-Daily-id5376113) - [![RSS](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/RSS-1.png) ](https://feeds.megaphone.fm/t-minus-space-daily) - [![Overcast](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Overcast-1.png) ](https://overcast.fm/itunes1676944102/t-minus-space-daily) - [![Podcast Addict](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/PodcastAddict.png) ](https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4374056) - [![Pocket Cast](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Website%20Materials/Imported_Blog_Media/PocketCast-Sep-19-2023-05-08-15-6259-PM.png) ](https://pca.st/ysgb04mq) Summary India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches the XPoSat, or the Xray Polarimeter Satellite with the aim of studying bright astronomical x-rays emanating from things like black holes, neutron stars, pulsar wind nebulae, and active galactic nuclei. China has announced the completion of the Meridian Project which links hundreds of instruments across the country for end-to-end monitoring of solar activity. The US Space Force Boeing-built X-37B spaceplane was launched by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on December 28, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign up for our weekly intelligence roundup, [Signals and Space](https://space.n2k.com/newsletters/signals-and-space). And be sure to follow T-Minus on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/tminusdaily/) and [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/n2k-space/). Show Notes Transcript ## T-Minus Guest Our guest today is [Itay Glick ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/itayglickcyber/)of [OPSWAT](https://www.opswat.com/) discussing “AeroBlade”, a group that's used spearphishing to target US aerospace organizations. ## Selected Reading [XpoSat: India launches space mission to study black holes](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-67837066) [China storms ahead in space weather research with largest observatory on Earth](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3246992/china-storms-ahead-space-weather-research-largest-observatory-earth) [Chinese rocket booster falls from space, crashes near house, after satellite launch: report](https://www.space.com/chinese-rocket-booster-space-crash-report) [USSF-52 successfully launches from the Eastern Range- Space Launch Delta 45 ](https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3628018/ussf-52-successfully-launches-from-the-eastern-range/) [Scientists are attempting to track 1,000 cattle and buffalo from space using GPS, AI and satellites- Euronews](https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/01/01/scientists-are-attempting-to-track-1000-cattle-and-buffalo-from-space-using-gps-ai-and-sat) [NASA and Russia will keep launching each other's astronauts to ISS until 2025: report- Space](https://www.space.com/nasa-russia-astronaut-launches-iss-2025) [NASA Issues New Space Security Best Practices Guide- NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-issues-new-space-security-best-practices-guide/)  [Navajo Nation president asks NASA to delay Moon launch over possible human remains](https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2023-12-28/navajo-nation-president-asks-nasa-to-delay-moon-launch-over-possible-human-remains?_amp=true) [China, Russia claim to have tested hack-proof quantum communication link](https://interestingengineering.com/science/china-russia-tested-hack-proof-quantum-communication-link) [Sync Your Calendar With the Solar System](https://www.nytimes.com/explain/2024/astronomy-space-calendar) ## T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! 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