READY FOR SPACE WAR? RUSSIA ACTIVATES MYSTERIOUS 'KILLER SATELLITES'
Three suspicious Russian satellites spring back into life after two years of dormancy.
International experts have expressed concern after Russia chose to re-activate some deeply suspicious satellites which are suspected of being powerful weapons after a period of two years of dormancy. These satellites are capable of operating in a military context in space which has led to some suspicion that the Kremlin are preparing for a space war.
The three satellites were launched between the years of 2013 and 2015 after Russia submitted a notification to the United Nations. While correct procedure was followed in the launching of the satellites, many nations became suspicious that the Russian government and military were not being entirely honest in the capabilities of these new satellites. Military intelligence in some western countries noticed that the satellites were capable of extraordinarily intricate maneuvers which led to the suggestion that the satellites were intended for use in combat or spying purposes. The suggestion caused such a furor that the Russian space agency chief Oleg Ostapenko was forced to call a press conference in 2014 to reassure the world’s media that the crafts were not ‘killer satellites’.
In 2015 the satellites appeared to go dormant and were not observed making maneuvers again. However, in March of this year, one of the satellites suddenly sprang back into life and was spotted passing within 1,183 meters of a now defunct Chinese weather satellite. Shortly after that, another one of the satellites was spotted moving and making maneuvers again.
It is believed that these three satellites can come within a few dozen feet of other satellites which means that they could be used to spy on, hijack or possibly even destroy foreign satellites. According to the Russian-born journalist and space historian Anatoly Zak, it is entirely possible that the satellites could be equipped with lasers or loaded with explosives which could make them an incredibly dangerous weapon if there was a space war.
Russia is not the only nation that appears to be preparing for this novel form of warfare. In recent years some countries including the United States, Sweden, Japan and China have all tested similar satellites.
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