Russia Constructs An "Inspector Satellite" That Could Chase Down And Destroy Other Orbiting Objects

Updated 8.13.15, 5:35 PM EDT by Amber Raynolds

In December 2013, Russia launched a trio of Rodnik military communications satellites, and a fourth unknown object, on board a Rokot/Briz-KM rocket
The fourth object known only as Kosmos 2499 was seen by an independent observer firing its engines and performing maneuvers
According to the observer, Kosmos 2499 has spent the last year maneuvering closer and closer to the Briz-KM upper rocket stage

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