Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
SpainSat NG 2 suffers anomaly en route to GEO; operators blame 'space particle' — insured for $400M
Spain's SpainSat NG 2, a military telecommunications satellite launched in October, has suffered an in‑orbit anomaly while en route to geostationary orbit; officials attribute the malfunction to a 'space particle'. The spacecraft is insured for $400 million as operators assess damage and next steps.