A mysterious object launched by three Russian satellites has caught the attention of space analystsraising new concerns about possible secret military spatial activities of Moscow.
The three satellites -in concrete, the Kosmos 2581, 2582 y 2583– They were thrown aboard a Soyuz-2.1v rocket from the Plenetsk cosmodrome on February 2 and, since thenhave shown an “unusual” behaviorsays the British newspaper .
According to the astrophysicist and spatial flight tracker, the satellites seemed to perform proximity operations in March, maneuvering near other objects in orbit. Specifically, on the 18th of that month, the United States’s space force cataloged A new object apparently deployed from Kosmos 2581. Russia It has not provided details about the nature of the satellites or the purpose of the launched objectwhich has fed speculation about its function.
Although some analysts believe that it could be part of a military experimentlike one Satellite inspection or shooting practicesothers suggest that those of could be testing Technology for bearing or making a form in training.
Likewise, it could be a “Scientific payload”an experiment, although the involuntary fragmentation (that is, the dispersion of debris). However, the release of a single object, instead of multiple fragments, reduces the probability of an accidental break, analysts indicate.
Russia has a history of classified Kosmos satellitesome of which have been linked to alleged antisatellite tests or spatial surveillance operations. The last deployment adds to the growing international scrutiny of the spatial activities of Russia, in particular because Military tensions are still high on earth.
