俄羅斯是否剛在軌道中放下一件秘密武器? 在五個而不是四個軌道體被射入太空後，新的發射引發安全顧慮

俄羅斯是否剛在軌道中放下一件秘密武器? 在五個而不是四個軌道體被射入太空後，新的發射引發安全顧慮
Has Russia just put a secret weapon in orbit? New launch prompts security concerns after FIVE orbital bodies are propelled into space instead of four

Russia might have just put a new secret weapon into orbit as part of a scheduled launch, according to a new report.

• The US military has raised concerns about the mysterious Russian launch
• They found five orbital bodies leaving the rocket instead of four, as suggested
• Either rocket's upper stage broke, or Russia had kept part of the launch secret

The US military has raised concerns about the mysterious Russian launch after they found five orbital bodies leaving the rocket instead of four, as previously suggested.

The US Combined Space Operations Centre (CSpOC) believe that either the rocket's upper stage broke in two, or the Russians had kept part of the launch secret.

The rocket, launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Western Russia, was set to launch three new communications satellites.

Along with the rocket upper stage, this would have made a total of four orbital bodies.

It's not uncommon for governments to want to put satellites into orbit without foreign competitors finding out about it, according to the in-depth investigation by News Rep.

However, this latest release is particularly worrying as Russia has been accused of releasing 'inspector satellites' on multiple occasions.

These satellites are believed to be weaponised and could pose a serious threat to the orbital operations of other countries.

They could destroy other satellites by nudging them into the Earth's atmosphere, experts say.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6458745/Has-Russia-just-secret-weapon-orbit-New-launch-prompts-security-concerns.html