The Czech Republic, once part of a former Soviet satellite state and with little sympathy for Russia’s efforts to restore its lost empire, is one of Ukraine’s most ardent supporters.

Launched in utter secrecy, Parcae’s orbital triads tracked Soviet warships in real-time, offering a vital edge at the height of the Cold War.

The United States could have put a satellite in orbit before now but to ... Oct. 9--President Eisenhower ruled out today any joint Soviet-American "attempt to dictate to the world." ...