Russian missile destroys satellite & leaves behind 1500+ dangerous debris !

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Russia carried out an Anti-Satellite missile test on Monday, destroying one of its own satellites in orbit.

US Space Command said Russia tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite, or DA-ASAT missile.

The missile struck the satellite, named Cosmos 1408, blowing it to pieces.

James Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, said in a statement,
“Russia’s tests of direct-ascent Anti Satellite weapons clearly demonstrate that Russia continues to pursue counter space weapon systems that undermine strategic stability and pose a threat to all nations,”


The test created a vast cloud of debris that continues to orbit Earth, and some of the material loomed dangerously close to the International Space Station.
This forced astronauts to take shelter in a pair of spacecraft - a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and a Russian Soyuz capsule — that are capable of returning them to Earth in case of any eventualities.

In this video Defense Updates analyzes why Russian Anti Satellite weapon is a major threat for the US?



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