Why the US is worried a Russian satellite might be a space weapon

Satellite tracking map — The US is tracking a Russian satellite

By Chelsea Whyte

US officials are worried about the strange movements of a Russian satellite. On 14 August, Yleem Poblete of the US Department of State expressed concerns about the spacecraft at a United Nations conference on disarmament held in Geneva.

“We are concerned with what appears to be very abnormal behaviour by a declared ‘space apparatus inspector.’ We don’t know for certain what it is, and there is no way to verify it,” Poblete said.

She referenced previous statements by Russian officials about programs to develop anti-satellite systems, and said …

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