The U.S. Space Command recently disclosed that Russia launched a satellite, suspected to be a counterspace weapon, capable of surveilling and potentially targeting other satellites, U.S. Evaluates Russia’s Deployment of Space Weapon Near American Satellite. This Russian satellite is currently shadowing a U.S. surveillance satellite in orbit. The launch occurred from Russia’s Plesetsk site, deploying multiple satellites into low-Earth orbit, including the COSMOS 2576, identified as a Russian military “inspector” satellite.
