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Is Russia preparing for a new space war?
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Is Russia preparing for a new space war? Three mysterious ‘communications satellites’ launched by the Kremlin within 18 months have potential to be weapons, say U.S. analysts
- The tiny, agile spacecraft can get within a few dozen feet of other satellites
- Russia claims to be developing the technology in the name of maintenance
- U.S. military analysts say the technology has potential to be weaponised
- Russia launched the three ‘satellites’ under cover of routine operations
By IMOGEN CALDERWOOD FOR MAILONLINE
Russia could be preparing for a space war, according to U.S. military observers.
The Kremlin has launched what it claims are three communications satellites since May 2014, but analysts have claimed the spacecrafts appear to be prototype weapons.
The agile crafts – dubbed Kosmos-2491, -2499 and -2504 – appear to have been smuggled into space under the cover of the routine launch of communications satellites.
The first, Kosmos-2491, was launched in May 2014 from the Plesetsk spaceport in the Arkhangelsk region.
It is usual for these Rodnik communications satellites to be deployed in threes, but in this instance Moscow listed four spacecraft to be launched, in a notification to the United Nations.
Rodnik communication satellites, like most orbital spacecraft, do not have engines and are therefore not able to propel themselves.
It therefore surprised observers on the ground when the fourth mystery satellite, boosted itself into a slightly different orbit, according to American military correspondent David Axe.
Over the next year and a half, Russian launched two more of the mysterious objects, which are about the size of a mini-fridge.
The three unusually nimble satellites are able to get within a few dozen feet of other satellites, and are potentially able to spy-on, hijack and even destroy other satellites.
It is clear from their capabilities that they have the potential to become anti-satellite weapons.
‘Looking at the history of space technology, it often starts with a small and cheap satellite that’s easy to launch, then the same technology gets incorporated into something larger,’ said Anatoly Zak, a Russian-born journalist and ‘space historian’…..More Here
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