What is it in Space-Age Russian? by Michael S. Vartanoff

However, the concerning aspect of the test is that the object released by Cosmos 2543 was fast-moving, thereby explaining its characterization as a “projectile.” Russia conducted a similar test in 2017 when its Cosmos satellite 2521 deployed a sub-satellite, also at high speed. It is not unusual for a larger space object, such as a spacecraft, to release smaller ones into orbit, as with deployment of satellites comprising a navigational or communications constellation. officials as an on-orbit anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon is part of the intensifying arms race in space. The Russian Defense Ministry countered that the operation was not a weapons test, but merely involved “a small space vehicle” that “inspected one of the national satellites from a close distance using special equipment.” According to the Ministry, the inspection “provided valuable information about the object that was inspected, which was transmitted to the ground-based control facilities.”ĭespite the Russian disclaimer, the Russian test of what has been described by U.S. and allied space assets at risk.” Similarly, Air Vice Marshal Harvey Smyth, who heads the UK Space Directorate, publicly accused Russia of threatening “the peaceful use of space” and cautioned that such operations “risk causing debris that could pose a threat to satellites and the space systems on which the world depends.” Space Force Chief of Space Operations, warned, “his is further evidence of Russia’s continuing efforts to develop and test space-based systems, and consistent with the Kremlin’s published military doctrine to employ weapons that hold U.S.

Space Command asserted the test demonstrated “Russia’s hypocritical advocacy of outer space arms control,” while General “Jay” Raymond, its Commander and the U.S. The meeting could not have been more timely, for on July 15, Russia reportedly conducted a “non-destructive test of a space-based anti-satellite weapon” by releasing a “ projectile” into orbit from its Cosmos 2543 satellite. officials representing the National Security Council and the Departments of State, Defense and Energy met with their Russian counterparts in a “ Space Security Exchange.” Conducted under the framework of the Strategic Security Dialogue, this was the first engagement between the countries on space security matters in seven years.

What is it in Space-Age Russian? by Michael S. Vartanoff