DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe United States has accused Russia of conducting the test of an anti-satellite weapon in space that Washington fears could be used to threaten critical U.S. and allied satellites. The Russian Defense Ministry said that a small space vehicle on July 15 inspected one of its satellites up close “using special equipment.” However, the United […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-russia-tested-anti-satellite-weapon-in-space-76019/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkU.S. Space Command has evidence that Russia conducted a non-destructive test of a space-based anti-satellite weapon. On July 15, Russia injected a new object into orbit from Cosmos 2543, currently Satellite Catalog Number 45915 in Space-Track.org. Russia released this object in proximity to another Russian satellite, which is similar to on-orbit activity conducted by Russia […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-conducts-space-based-anti-satellite-weapons-test-76022/