“Russia now fields one of the largest and most effective satellite groups in the world, and it has reached a peak of activity amid the military operations in Syria,” Russia claimed on a government sustained website. Even not specifically nominated, Russian Persona satellites system , “the nation’s most advanced reconnaissance satellite ”are included in the operations. It could be commanded to photograph individual objects on the Earth’s surface as well as to scan swathes of land extending up to 2,000 kilometers. At this time, the U.S. is the world leader in space, with some 400 satellites in Earth orbit, including nearly 200 military models.