Anonymous ID: 7faa4a Sept. 30, 2023, 6:13 p.m. No.19642492   🗄️.is đź”—kun

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“45 S.W.” at the top of the PAN patch refers to the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, the U.S.’s space launch wing. “AV-018” represents the Atlas V 401 rocket that carried the satellite into orbit, with “018” being the rocket’s serial number.

 

While virtually nothing has ever been officially discussed about the satellite, Top Secret documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed PAN was part of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) NEMESIS program. According to leaked documents, NEMESIS is a foreign satellite intelligence program that targets and captures satellite uplinks on targeted foreign spacecraft.

 

Amateur satellite watchers have noted PAN has a unique history of frequently relocating and moving between different Middle East positions.

 

Initially, the PAN acronym was rumored to stand for “Pick A Name,” suggesting the satellite’s owners couldn’t decide on a name and went with PAN in jest. However, when the mission patch leaked out, it was revealed PAN stood for “Palladium At Night.” This detail adds an interesting twist to the PAN satellite.

 

In 2019, the defense news site, The War Zone, revealed the Navy had been quietly working on a new type of electronic warfare ecosystem called: Netted Emulation of Multi-Element Signature against Integrated Sensors. The acronym and referenced name for the Navy program: NEMESIS.

https://thedebrief.org/mysterious-insignias-and-symbols-from-the-classified-world/