Kosmos-2499

"[The satellite's] behaviour on-orbit was inconsistent with anything seen before from on-orbit inspection or space situational awareness capabilities, including other Russian inspection satellite activities,"
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What ever that's means, it's quite vague assertion...
 
Michel Van said:
"[The satellite's] behaviour on-orbit was inconsistent with anything seen before from on-orbit inspection or space situational awareness capabilities, including other Russian inspection satellite activities,"
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What ever that's means, it's quite vague assertion...
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My guess, if this really is setting alarms off as is being claimed, is that it maneuvered entirely too close to a US satellite for comfort.
 
https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/russia-accused-of-testing-a-killer-satellite-in-orbit/news-story/618fa3f5cf0bf28f83e0bf370f7cdd0c

While Ms Poblete did not specify which Russian satellite she was talking about, military analysts believe it was one of a set launched on June 23. A month later, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced it had launched “a small-sized spacecraft has separated from a space platform in order to inspect condition of the Russian satellite.”

Kosmos 2521 was believed deployed from another satellite, Kosmos 2519. Close by is another satellite, Kosmos 2523.
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https://www.space.com/41511-weird-russian-satellite-not-so-abnormal.html
 
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25238/russia-just-launched-five-objects-into-space-one-problem-there-were-supposed-to-be-four
 
How exactly they determined "characteristics of a weapon"? Speed? Trajectory?
 
McDowell has posted this summary chart on the Nivelir program:

Why Kosmos 2491 and 2499 & Kosmos 2504 are not included is unclear...
 

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