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Russia’s New Cosmos Satellite Orbiting Near US Sat, Piques ASAT Fears – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance

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Breaking Defense WASHINGTON — Russia’s newest satellite in its low Earth orbit (LEO) Cosmos series is in orbit near an unnamed US government satellite, according to US Space Command — further stoking suspicions that the Cosmos satellites are co-orbital anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons rather than simply neighborhood watch birds as Moscow claims. “U.S. Space Command can confirm Russia’s recent launch put a Russian satellite into an orbit near a U.S.…
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The orbit has raised suspicions that it is an anti-satellite weapon.

Tensions are rising in space as a Russian satellite conducts intriguing maneuvers near a strategic US space asset. This development is raising growing concerns among international security experts and space agencies, who are closely monitoring the situation. The potential implications of these movements are vast, ranging from simple exercises […] The article Russian satellite: disturbing maneuvers near a US space asset appeared first on The EYE.

This raises the suspicion that the Cosmos satellite could be used as an anti-satellite weapon. Moscow denied.

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futurezone.at broke the news in on Monday, June 2, 2025.
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