{"id":37501,"date":"2020-07-30T21:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/behind-russias-mysterious-testing-of-deadly-anti-satellite-weapons-in-orbit\/"},"modified":"2020-07-30T21:22:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T18:22:00","slug":"behind-russias-mysterious-testing-of-deadly-anti-satellite-weapons-in-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/behind-russias-mysterious-testing-of-deadly-anti-satellite-weapons-in-orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"#Behind Russia\u2019s mysterious testing of deadly anti-satellite weapons in orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Behind Russia\u2019s mysterious testing of deadly anti-satellite weapons in orbit<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Space Wars: it might soon leave the realm of science<\/a> fiction and become a reality.<\/p>\n

Last week, the head of the US\u2019s newest military branch, the Space Force, cautioned publicly for the first time that Moscow had undertaken at least two concerning anti-satellite weapon tests in recent months, in a potential bid to develop on-orbit efficiency that could dangerously hinder the US\u2019s heavy dependency on space-based systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn July 15, Russia injected a new object into orbit from Cosmos 2543,\u201d the US Space Force said in a statement. \u201cRussia released this object in proximity to another Russian satellite, (which was) inconsistent with the system\u2019s stated mission as an inspector satellite.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry dismissed the allegation, it is not the first time the Pentagon has said such an incident occurred.<\/p>\n

Gen. John W. \u201cJay\u201d Raymond, commander of US Space Command and US Space Force chief of space operations, further highlighted that the Russian satellite system used to conduct this on-orbit weapons test is the same onr they \u201craised concerns about earlier this year when Russia maneuvered near a US government satellite.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is further evidence of Russia\u2019s continuing efforts to develop and test space-based systems and consistent with the Kremlin\u2019s published military doctrine to employ weapons that hold the US and allied space assets at risk,\u201d Raymond continued.<\/p>\n

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“Cosmos 2543, fired a projectile into outer space\u2026 the first time the U.S. military has publicly alleged an instance of a space-based antisatellite weapons test” https:\/\/t.co\/B6lKognshj<\/p>\n

\u2014 Air Traffic Control Association: ATCA (@ATCA_now) July 27, 2020<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The proclamation that these satellites are part of a space-based anti-satellite weapon system is even more significant given that Cosmos 2542 had moved into a position to shadow a US KH-11 spy satellite, publicly identified only as USA 245, in January, The Drive\u2019s War Zone analysis pointed out.<\/p>\n

A month earlier, the USA 245 satellite was forced to move its own orbit to avoid a collision with the notorious 2543, which the US Space Force believes was also trailing the American asset. Then in April this year, Space Force also raised red flags that the Kremlin had conducted testing of an unspecified \u201cdirect-ascent anti-satellite missile,\u201d also known as a DS-ASAT, from its Plesetsk base in northern Russia.<\/p>\n

\u201cRussia\u2019s DA-ASAT test provides yet another example that the threats to the US and allied space systems are real, serious and growing,\u201d Raymond said in a statement after that incident. \u201cThe United States is ready and committed to deterring aggression and defending the nation, our allies and US interests from hostile acts in space.\u201d<\/p>\n

While no targets were destroyed in either the April or July experiments, the pattern \u2013 coupled with the notion of two Russian satellites following an American spy satellite \u2013 is enough to stir up some anxieties.<\/p>\n

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Chief of Space Operations at US Space Force General<\/a>\u00a0John W. Raymond.<\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIf we stick to the US version, the Russians now have a means for using small satellites to intercept a target in orbit and destroy it,\u201d Miguel Miranda, an Asia-based arms and security expert, told Fox News<\/a>. \u201cThis is a serious capability because the US military\u2019s biggest advantage over its rivals is an immense command and control plus intelligence and surveillance network orbiting our planet. Without it, the US military suffers and struggles to fulfill its mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moreover, the US State Department underscored that matter both in 2018 and again in 2020, saying that \u201cRussian satellite behaviors were inconsistent with their stated mission and that these satellites displayed characteristics of a space-based weapon,\u201d and characterizing the behavior as \u201chypocritical and concerning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eugene Gholz, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, also emphasized that \u2013 if accurate \u2013 it is no small matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe capability to weaken US military satellite constellations would inhibit the US military\u2019s ability to project power far from the US homeland \u2014 that is, space is an essential part of the US military\u2019s infrastructure for operations against countries like Russia, China and Iran. The United States uses space-based intelligence gathering to understand threats to the US homeland (for defense), but the US also uses a lot of space-based capability to enable the US military to go attack other countries,\u201d he explained. \u201cRelatively powerful other countries like Russia are naturally interested in weakening the US military\u2019s ability to attack them, which naturally attracts those countries to finding ways to hamper US military space operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

But what is the newly-deployed and seemingly troublesome Cosmos 2543, also spelled Kosmos 2543?<\/p>\n

Moscow deems it a \u201cspace app<\/a>aratus inspector,\u201d which does nothing more than observe and examine damage to other equipment on-orbit. Yet given its small stature and mobility, some defense experts suspect it could also double as spycraft or be used to destroy other critical space apparatuses in a number of ways \u2013 including launching projectiles, which the US Space Force is accusing its Russian counterparts of dry-running in recent months.<\/p>\n

\u201cDetails remain vague on this \u2018inspector satellite,\u2019 but the main concern is it\u2019s able to launch small payloads toward another orbiting vehicle,\u201d Miranda said. \u201cGoing by that alone, it does seem to have an offensive role and this is what the US military is concerned about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The U.S. Space Force says \u201cRussia conducted a non-destructive test of a space-based anti-satellite weapon\u201d last Wednesday (July 15): BREAKING<\/p>\n

Statement from Gen. Jay Ramond: pic.twitter<\/a>.com\/T1GTUKBNz8<\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) July 23, 2020<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Dean Cheng, a senior research fellow and space expert at The Heritage Foundation, concurred that a big part of the problem quite simply is that we don\u2019t entirely know what the Cosmos 2543 is and what it can do.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would appear to be a mini-satellite, launched from Cosmos 2542. Now, Cosmos 2543 has itself launched a smaller object,\u201d he noted. \u201cI am not aware of the US testing anything akin to this. The US and other states have talked about \u2018servicing satellites,\u2019 usually more in terms of systems that would be able to refuel and possibly repair satellites in orbit.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the US Space Force statement, Russia\u2019s development and testing of orbital weapons highlight the importance of instituting the US Space Force as a new branch of the armed forces \u2013 signed last year as an executive order by President Trump \u2013 and the US Space Command as the nation\u2019s unified combatant command for space.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a shared interest and responsibility of all spacefaring nations to create the conditions for a safe, stable and operationally sustainable space environment,\u201d the release continued.<\/p>\n

But what that means in practice remains to be seen, as the two powers have different objectives when it comes to developing a protocol.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth sides are gearing up for a future where the killing of satellites would be a key capability in a war or conflict. The goal is simple: if your opponent is blinded, he can\u2019t attack you. Having weapons that can kill satellites that would direct precision attacks, find potential threats and even wage a nuclear war are clearly a game<\/a>-changer,\u201d observed Harry Kazianis, a senior director at the Center for the National Interest. \u201cThey also create the potential for a weapon that could create incentives to strike satellites first in a war, as whoever does so and does so fast has a good chance at coming out as the winner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Washington and Moscow are holding their first discussions on space militarization in Vienna this week. The Wall Street Journal said Trump administration officials hoped the meeting \u201cwould lead to the establishment of a set of voluntary norms for operating in space and possibly a new communications channel to link space officials on each side,\u201d while Russia in contrast \u201chas advocated a formal treaty against the placement of weapons in space, reflecting Moscow\u2019s long-standing push to head off a potential US effort to develop space-based antimissile defenses,\u201d making it unclear if an agreement will be reached.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is clearly ongoing tension between the US and Russia, in space but also on the ground. The Russian annexation of Crimea, its support for \u2018little green men\u2019 in eastern Ukraine, its pressure on Georgia and the Baltic states, all indicate that its relations with the West will remain tense for the foreseeable future,\u201d Cheng said. \u201cSpace reflects terrestrial tensions and it is likely that there will be further tests of new Russian weapons, as they would want to neutralize the American space advantage in any conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to simmering space tensions with Russia, the US Space Force also has to contend with China\u2019s influence in the sphere as it is also actively curating an array on anti-satellite systems. In 2007, Beijing sent a message to its adversaries by shooting a kinetic anti-satellite missile to blow up a weather satellite, demonstrating its prowess and generating the worst scattering of debris in the Space Age so far.<\/p>\n

Experts warn that the aerospace warfare arena \u2013 while still in its infancy \u2013 could quickly emerge as the prominent battlefield for a substantial conflict in the not-so-distant future. Its domain is especially crucial for the United States, which depends upon space systems for everything from navigation and weapons guidance to intelligence collection, communications, data sharing and storage and advanced attack warnings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe focus should be on ensuring that the US will always have ready access to space and be able to fulfill the necessary space-related missions to help assure victory in any conflict with any other state, be it China and Russia as major powers, North Korea or Iran as mid-size powers, or terrorist entities,\u201d Cheng added. \u201cSpace contributes to operations against any adversary and is vital to the American way of war.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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