Pentagon: Russia likely launched counter space weapon into low Earth orbit last week

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Pentagon: Russia likely launched counter space weapon into low Earth orbit last week
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The U.S. has assessed that Russia launched what is likely a counter space weapon last week that's now in the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite, the Pentagon said.

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 10:17PMlaunched what is likely a counter space weapon last week that's now in the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite, Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder confirmed Tuesday.

"Russia deployed this new counter space weapon into the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite," Ryder continued. "And so assessments further indicate characteristics resembling previously deployed counter space payloads from 2019 and 2022."

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