UK and US say Russia fired a satellite weapon in space

Re:UK and US say Russia fired a satellite weapon in space by m4rtink on Thursday July 23, 2020 @06:42PM (#23933514)

The Soviets run a whole program of satellite interceptors in the 60s: http://www.russianspaceweb.com/is.html

It was a maneuverable satellite designed to destroy an enemy satellite by collision. They even launched a special armored satellite that could be used as a target for multiple test interceptions.

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Re:UK and US say Russia fired a satellite weapon in space by whoopdedo on Thursday July 23, 2020 @06:52PM (#23933631)

Also the R-23M Kartech[1], test fired in 1975.

    The results of the tests still remain classified. However it appears that the
    follow-up Almaz station was to be equipped with a pair of interceptor missiles
    rather than a cannon.

[1] https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a18187/her...

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