Published by The i Paper (3rd August, 2026) Ten years ago, Belarus launched its one and only communications satellite. It was made by China, sent into the skies from a spaceport in Sichuan province, and it now sends back streams of data to a control centre in Minsk. Ukrainian intelligence believes this system, plugged into Beijing’s fast-expanding satellite network, plays a key role helping Russia with timing, targeting and assessment of its…