A Mysterious Russian Satellite Is Doing Something Suspicious In Orbit, Claims The US
By Jonathan O`Callaghan
16 Aug 2018, 12:16
The US has voiced concerns that a Russian satellite is performing malicious activities in orbit – although industry experts have expressed doubts about those claims.
On August 14 at the UN Conference on Disarmament in Switzerland, Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control Yleem Poblete said the US was “concerned with what appears to be very abnormal behavior†from a Russian satellite. Although not stated in her comments, IFLScience understands the satellite is Kosmos-2519, launched on June 23, 2017.
Poblette said that “Russian intentions with respect to this satellite are unclear and are obviously a very troubling development.†She highlighted previous comments from Russia’s Space Force Commander, who said they were looking to add new weapon prototypes into the Russian Space Force.
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