US Space Force Provides Details On Russia's Testing Of Deadly Anti-Satellite Weapons

"Cosmos 2543, fired a projectile into outer space... the first time the U.S. military has publicly alleged an instance of a space-based antisatellite weapons test" https://t.co/B6lKognshj

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Space News: Space Force on alert: Behind Russia's mysterious testing of deadly anti-satellite weapons in orbit

The U.S Space Force has cautioned that Moscow has conducted two orbit anti-satellite weapon tests in recent months

Space Wars: it might soon leave the realm of science fiction and become a reality.

Last week, the head of the U.S.'s newest military branch, the Space Force, cautioned publicly for the first time that Moscow had undertaken at least two concerning anti-satellite weapon tests in recent months, in a potential bid to develop on-orbit efficiency that could dangerously hinder the U.S.'s heavy dependency on space-based systems.

"On July 15, Russia injected a new object into orbit from Cosmos 2543," the U.S. Space Force said in a statement. "Russia released this object in proximity to another Russian satellite, (which was) inconsistent with the system's stated mission as an inspector satellite."

While Russia's Defense Ministry dismissed the allegation, it is not the first time the Pentagon has said such an incident occurred.

Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, commander of U.S. Space Command and U.S. Space Force chief of space operations, further highlighted that the Russian satellite system used to conduct this on-orbit weapons test is the same one they "raised concerns about earlier this year when Russia maneuvered near a U.S. government satellite."

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