Satellite Shadowing Normalizes Space Coercion

Near‑miss, controlled rendezvous and loitering by state satellites against commercial imagery platforms are becoming a standard tactic to intimidate, surveil, or disable rivals without open conflict. Public trackers, commercial firms (ICEYE), and space‑traffic companies (LeoLabs) now provide independent data that reveal these operations in near real time, exposing gaps in norms, liability, and rapid response. — If such uncooperative RPOs become routine, they will force new law, export controls, insurance rules, and militarized responses for commercial space operators and allied policy.