In 2010 Jordan was accused of jamming Al-Jazeera satellite television feeds including some which broadcasted the World Cup in many countries of the Middle East and some areas of North Africa.Ī total of 553 aircraft on route to and from Incheon and Gimpo (South Korea’s two main gateways) reported a failure with their GPS signals between April 28 and May 6. The BBC, Deutsche Welle and Voice of America satellite broadcasts jamming on Iranian territory began as Iran marked the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.Īl-Jazeera TV broadcast in Middle East and North Africa Western satellite broadcast channels on Iranian territory There are no longer any sources accessible on the web, but the event happened. The attacker has not been conclusively identified but the Egyptian government is strongly suspected. In May of 2009 the Al-Hiwar satellite station broadcast from the United Kingdom was jammed. "British and US diplomats have protested to the Libyan government after two international satellites were illegally jammed, knocking off air dozens of TV and radio stations serving Britain and Europe and disrupting American diplomatic, military and FBI communications.Īmong stations hit were digital broadcasts by Five, BBC World, CNN International, US sports channels, cable TV networks and 23 radio stations. In 2005 the Libyan government was accused of jamming telecommunications satellites which impacted both European television stations and government communications. In 2003 the Cuban government was accused of deliberately jamming US signals for the Voice of America station which were being broadcast to Iran, perhaps on behalf of the Iranian government and probably with communications gear supplied by China. Military Space Power: A Guide to the Issues ABC-CLIO, 2010 p.135 Indonesian satellite Palapa B1 transmitted interference to jam Chinese APSTAR-1A due to its use of a disputed orbital slot. Boustany, “Kurdish TV Gets Static from Turks,” Washington Post, T12:00-500, ISSN: 0190-8286. Kurdish satellite channel MED-TV operating on the EUTELSAT platform was intentionally jammed by Turkish security forces as accused of spreading terrorist propaganda. The dispute has been resolved by ITU in favor of Tonga. This is the first public record of a state threatening digital counterspace operations against another state’s assets. The orbital slot was under contention due to potential interference as both states threatened to jam the other’s transmissions from the orbit. At the same time Indonesia had its communication satellite Palapa B1 in the same orbit. The Indonesian and Tonga satellite operators have had a dispute over the use of a specific orbital slot placed GEO above New Guinea by the Tonga communications satellite Gorizont 17. Temporary failures and International dispute resolved by ITU
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