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<ul><li>The US and UK have accused Russia of testing an in-space anti-satellite weapon on July 15. </li><li>This is the first time that the US has publicly accused Russia of suspicious activity in space despite former incidents. </li><li>The weapon was deployed from the same Cosmos 2543 satellite which suddenly split into two satellites when it was initially placed in orbit back in November. </li><li>Cosmos 2543 and its companion were also spotted surveilling the US military’s KH-11 spy satellite in January. </li></ul>The US’ newly formed Space Force and UK’s Space Directorate have accused Russia of testing an in-space anti-satellite weapon on July 15. According to them, data shows that Russia injected a new object — dubbed 45915 — into orbit from Cosmos 2543 satellite, which has already been at the helm of past controversy. The UK identified this object as having “characteristics of a weapon” that “threatens the peaceful use of space.” <div type="twitter" handle="DefenceHQ" handlename="Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1278248042366488579/FLA8x00Z_normal.jpg" favoritecount="442" retweetcount="250" status="Air Vice-Marshal @HarvSmyth, director of the UK's Space Directorate, has responded to a recent Russian satellite te… https://t.co/xidvcY08Ej" createdat="1595515690000" id="1286312151469166592"></div> “The Russian satellite system used to conduct this on-orbit weapons test is the same satellite that we raised concerns about earlier this year when Russia manoeuvred near a US government satellite,” said the <keyword id="6632114" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="US-space-force">US Space Force</keyword> chief of space operations and commander of the US Space Command, General John W. Jay Raymond in a <a href="https://www.spacecom.mil/MEDIA/NEWS-ARTICLES/Article/2285098/russia-conducts-space-based-anti-satellite-weapons-test/">statement.</a> In the past, the US’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) called India’s anti-satellite weapon test a “<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/nasa-comments-on-mission-shakti-impacts-mission-ganganyaan/articleshow/68682092.cms">terrible, terrible thing.</a>” <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="68682092" title="NASA slams India's anti-satellite test, may pull support from mission Gaganyaan" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Cosmos 2543 — not its first surprise When Cosmos 2543 initially launched in November 2019, it caught everyone off guard when the single satellite suddenly split into two once it was in orbit. In January this year, both the satellites were subsequently spotted close to one of the US military’s most powerful spy rolls, the KH-11. The satellites pulled away after the US expressed its concern through diplomatic channels, according to <a href="https://time.com/5869987/spaceforce/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=social-share-article&amp;utm_term=politics_military">Time Magazine</a>. The second surprise came on July 15, when Cosmos 2543 fired a projectile into outer space. According to the Space Force, the Cosmos Triplets — or Moscow ‘nesting doll’ satellites — are representative of a very real threat. Earth’s orbit gets more treacherous This is the first time that the US has publicly accused Moscow of using space-based weapons indicating what many have already feared — that outer space could become the next platform of war for countries back on Earth. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="68607435" title="It might be time for ‘space superpowers’ to bring in a new space treaty" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Raymond asserts this new information that has come to light confirms that Russia has continued to develop and test space-based systems, while simultaneously condemning the use of weapons in outer space on the international stage. He added that the Kremlin’s military doctrine also says to employ weapons that hold US and allied assets at risk. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/nasa-and-europes-first-target-to-keep-an-asteroid-from-hitting-earth-has-officially-been-dubbed-dimorphos/articleshow/77149192.cms">NASA and Europe’s first target to keep an asteroid from hitting Earth has officially been dubbed Dimorphos</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/nasa-comments-on-mission-shakti-impacts-mission-ganganyaan/articleshow/68682092.cms">NASA slams India's anti-satellite test, may pull support from mission Gaganyaan</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-asat-test-marks-time-for-nations-to-make-new-space-treaty/articleshow/68607435.cms">It might be time for ‘space superpowers’ to bring in a new space treaty</a>

US and UK accuse Russia of launching an in-space anti-satellite weapon

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6358826" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Russia">Russia</keyword> conducted a space-based anti-satellite test last week, US Space Command said in a statement Tuesday.</li><li>A Russian satellite caught disconcertingly shadowing a US spy satellite earlier this year released some sort of projectile into space in a move mimicking a suspected anti-satellite <keyword id="4973735" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Weapons-Test">weapons test</keyword> in 2017.</li><li>As the US relies on <keyword id="41530" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="satellites">satellites</keyword> for everything from GPS navigation to communication and data relays for military operations, the US has argued that militarization of space by adversarial powers demands the US pay greater attention to what is becoming a contested domain.</li></ul>US Space Command said Thursday that it has evidence that Russia tested a space-based anti-satellite weapon last week, revealing that Cosmos 2543, a Russian satellite caught tailing a US spy satellite earlier this year, released some sort of projectile into orbit."The Russian satellite system used to conduct this on-orbit weapons test is the same satellite system that we raised concerns about earlier this year, when Russia maneuvered near a US government satellite," Gen. John Raymond, the commander of US Space Command, said in a statement.Raymond revealed in February tha a pair of Russian satellites, Cosmos 2542 and 2543, were shadowing a US spy satellite, specifically USA 245, also known as KH-11."We view this behavior as unusual and disturbing," he told TIME. "It has the potential to create a dangerous situation in space," he added, noting that the US had expressed its concerns to the Russians.The Russian satellites first raised a few eyebrows shortly after launch last year. What had at first appeared to be one satellite suddenly split in two, with one emerging from inside the other. Now, additional objects are being released into orbit."The way I picture it, in my mind, is like Russian nesting dolls," Raymond said when he described the situation in February.In the statement Thursday, US Space Command noted that the Russian anti-satellite test appeared similar to a troubling 2017 test, which the Pentagon discussed during its presentation of the new Defense Space Strategy in June.The Russians launched a satellite as they had done before, but then events began to unfold as they have lately."Out of that satellite, Russian satellite, a smaller satellite was birthed from that main satellite. From that smaller satellite, a projectile was launched from that Russian satellite," Stephen Kitay, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy, <a href="https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/2225281/defense-official-briefs-defense-space-strategy-to-reporters/">explained to reporters at the Pentagon</a>.Russia claimed the third object was an inspector satellite, but "the behavior of that satellite looked nothing like an inspector satellite and looked like something much more concerning," Kitay said, citing State Department observations.The new Defense Space Strategy identifies Russia and China as "the most immediate and serious threats to US space operations."In mid-April, <a href="https://www.spacecom.mil/MEDIA/NEWS-ARTICLES/Article/2151611/russia-tests-direct-ascent-anti-satellite-missile/">Russia conducted a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile test</a>, which US Space Command said was another example that "the threats to US and allied space systems are real, serious and growing."As the US relies on satellites for everything from GPS navigation to overseas military operations, the militarization of space by US adversaries has been used as justification for increased US military activity in space and the creation of the US Space Force, the first new military service branch created since the establishment of the Air Force in 1947.Kitay told reporters in June that because China and Russia are "actively developing capabilities to negate US, allied and partner space systems, we are left with no choice but to ensure we are prepared with the necessary means to protect and defend ourselves from attacks to our systems.""I wish I could say that space is a sea of tranquility, but the fact of the matter is that space is contested," Kitay said. "Outer space has emerged as a key arena of potential conflict in an era of great power competition."

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