Russian Defense Minister Shoigu: the new system hit the satellite with jewelry during tests He noted that the munition successfully hit the old satellite. This is reported by TASS.
“We have really tested a promising system successfully. It struck the old satellite with jewelry. The resulting fragments do not pose any threat to space activities, “the head of the defense department said during a working trip to the troops of the Western Military District.
Earlier, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reported that anti-satellite weapons were being tested. The rocket hit the inoperative Tselina-D spacecraft. The ministry stressed that the resulting fragments were entered into the main catalog of the outer space control system. The fragments will be tracked until they disappear.
On Tuesday, US Space Command announced the destruction of the satellite during tests on November 15. The report noted that Russia destroyed the Soviet satellite.
On Monday, the US State Department accused Russia of conducting tests that threaten the safety of astronauts on the ISS. The representative of the department noted that the destruction of the satellite by the rocket led to the formation of space debris.