Russia: Russian satellite connected to nuke space weapon program out of control (1 Viewer)

[Roadvirus]

Like everything else of theirs....a piece of garbage


WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The secretive Russian satellite in space that U.S. officials believe is connected to a nuclear anti-satellite weapon program has appeared to be spinning uncontrollably, suggesting it may no longer be functioning in what could be a setback for Moscow's space weapon efforts, according to U.S. analysts.

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The Cosmos 2553 satellite has been in a relatively isolated orbit some 2,000 km above Earth, parked in a hotspot of cosmic radiation that communications or Earth-observing satellites typically avoid.

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/russian-satellite-linked-nuclear-weapon-program-appears-out-control-us-analysts-2025-04-25/

Guess you shoulda kept it away from that cosmic radiation hotspot, Ivan.

 

[Chock Full o Nuts]

At least they're consistent..

A spacecraft from the 1970s could crash-land on Earth in May

After circling Earth for over 50 years, a 1,091-pound landing module is set to reenter the planet's atmosphere next month.

www.masslive.com

A Soviet spacecraft that has been circling Earth for over 50 years is set to reenter the planet’s atmosphere next month and could crash into Earth’s surface

The 3.2-foot-wide, 1,091-pound landing module successfully established a temporary orbit around Earth, but a problem with a timer stopped an engine burn too early, preventing it from being able to leave the planet’s orbit.

While it is unlikely that Kosmos 482 will reenter Earth’s atmosphere over a populated area or even over land at all, since it was built to withstand rapid acceleration, extreme heat and high pressure, most of it could reach the planet’s surface — even if it’s not intact, according to EarthSky.org.

That reassuring... Sure, mostly ocean. But what about the 'reverse lottery'? It's your lucky day!

 

[Pyrite]

Like everything else of theirs....a piece of garbage


WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The secretive Russian satellite in space that U.S. officials believe is connected to a nuclear anti-satellite weapon program has appeared to be spinning uncontrollably, suggesting it may no longer be functioning in what could be a setback for Moscow's space weapon efforts, according to U.S. analysts.

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The Cosmos 2553 satellite has been in a relatively isolated orbit some 2,000 km above Earth, parked in a hotspot of cosmic radiation that communications or Earth-observing satellites typically avoid.

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/russian-satellite-linked-nuclear-weapon-program-appears-out-control-us-analysts-2025-04-25/

Guess you shoulda kept it away from that cosmic radiation hotspot, Ivan.

Could be this is what our Congressional Representative, Mike Turner (R-Ohio), warned about last year.

For breaking rank with the pro-putin, anti-USA trump GOP, Turner was relieved of his chairmanship of the House Intel Committee (which also kicked him off the committee itself). POSSOH Johnson dutifully followed trump's order to do this (the President's dictating Congressional personnel assignments - yet another precedent-breaking, successful power grab on the part of the leader of the Republican Party).

 

[Cosmo]

Has it become self-aware yet?

 

[Juin]

Like everything else of theirs....a piece of garbage

They still let Russians send stuff up into space after Challenger?

 

[dmpi]

This anti-satellite space race has been around since the 80s. It's no surprise some the hardware is aging out.

 

[medi]

This anti-satellite space race has been around since the 80s. It's no surprise some the hardware is aging out.

Very true, but where it ends up hitting the planet is a biggie if they cannot control it.

You know, somebody is going to get very wealthy someday when they go collect all that garbage we have up there.

Seems I remember there was a TV series on that topic back a bit.

But we do have a lot of experience with air traffic control in our atmosphere, so there are some that can do that transition to above atmosphere 'find-and-grab' technology. Bring it back to Earth and sell what is useful. Yep, money is in that business for one of you younger folks.

 

[Rogue Valley]

This anti-satellite space race has been around since the 80s. It's no surprise some the hardware is aging out.

Good grief. Cosmos 2553 was launched on February 5, 2022.