US officials: A Russian rocket launch last week likely deployed a space weapon
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from Ars Technica8 months ago
Just last week, on May 16, Russia launched a satellite into low-Earth orbit that the United States assesses is likely a counter-space weapon presumably capable of attacking other satellites in low-Earth orbit," said Robert Wood, the deputy US ambassador to the United Nations.
Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/russia-still-appears-to-be-playing-cat-and-mouse-with-us-spy-satellites/
Russia deployed this new counter-space weapon into the same orbit as a US government satellite.
Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/russia-still-appears-to-be-playing-cat-and-mouse-with-us-spy-satellites/
Kosmos 2576 is flying in the same orbital plane as a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spy satellite, meaning it can regularly approach the top-secret US reconnaissance platform.
Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/russia-still-appears-to-be-playing-cat-and-mouse-with-us-spy-satellites/
Russian satellites have also flown near Western communications satellites in geostationary orbit, likely in an attempt to eavesdrop on radio transmissions.
Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/russia-still-appears-to-be-playing-cat-and-mouse-with-us-spy-satellites/
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