Russia just tested anti-satellite space weapon, US claims
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The U.S. government says Russia tested a space weapon earlier this month.
Russia says the device, launched July 15, is not a weapon but rather a satellite designed to inspect other satellites. But, the U.S. Space Command (USCC) said in a statement that the Russians launched an anti-satellite weapon. Whatever the device is, Russia launched it from another satellite, known as Cosmos 2543 — a satellite that was launched Nov. 25, 2019. It entered a new orbit, closely approaching (but not destroying) a third Russian satellite.
That behavior, USCC said, is “inconsistent with the system’s stated mission.”
