Russia launched anti -cosmic weapons in orbit - Pentagon (photo)
"Russia has launched a satellite into a low Earth orbit, which, according to our estimation, is probably an anti -cosmic weapon," Ranger said, noting that Russian weapons are likely to attack other satellites and confirming information that was published earlier on Tuesday. Wood, Deputy Ambassador of the United States to the UN. Major General said that the Pentagon would be monitored for a new object in orbit.
"We are obliged to be ready to protect the space sphere and provide constant and uninterrupted support for the Joint Forces. And we will continue to balance between the need to protect our interests in space and our desire to preserve a stable and sustainable space environment," the Pentagon representative said.
Asked if the Russian anti -cosmic weapon is the threat of the American satellite, Ryder replied: "Well, it is an anti -tanning weapon that is in the same orbit as the US Government Satellite. " Although there are requirements for preliminary air notification and from the sea about space launches, the Ryder did not discuss whether the United States knew in advance that the rocket contains a certain type of anti -scene weapon.
The Russian Space Satellite 2576 was launched on May 16 from the Russian cosport Plesetsk, about 800 km north of Moscow. In his statement, the Russian State Space Agency of Roscosmos stated that launch was "in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation". According to him, his Soyuz-2. 1B rocket launcher was used.
Since the beginning of a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has repeatedly stated that US satellites who help the Ukrainian army could become "legitimate goals". In February, the White House acknowledged that Russia was developing a new space weapon that was "causing concern" but insisted that it has not yet unfolded it.