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Moscow Could Be Prepping for Space War With Aggressive New Satellites


Moscow Could Be Prepping for Space War With Aggressive New Satellites The Kremlin says its nimble new satellites are just for communications. But they look—and act—an awful lot like prototype weapons. On Christmas Day in 2013, a rocket blasted off from the Russian Federal Space Agency’s Plesetsk Cosmodrome, about 500 miles north of Moscow. The 95-foot-tall, 118-ton Rokot booster—an unarmed version of a Cold War nuclear-tipped missile—lanced into low orbit, shedding spent stages as it climbed. Seventy-five miles above the Earth’s surface, the Rokot’s nose cracked open and its payload spilled out. The rocket carried Rodnik communications satellites, according to Russian officials.   More



(Source: Daily Beast - Jul 24)

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