---
title: "Russia Constructs An “Inspector Satellite” That Could Chase Down And Destroy Other Orbiting Objects"
description: "A team of dedicated satellite observers reports that Russia is developing a satellite that can chase down other satellites"
date: "2014-11-18"
modified: "2015-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "Amber Raynolds"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/amber24"
url: "https://futurism.com/russia-constructs-inspector-satellite-chase-destroy-orbiting-objects"
categories:
  - "Off-World"
  - "Space"
tags:
  - "space"
---

# Russia Constructs An “Inspector Satellite” That Could Chase Down And Destroy Other Orbiting Objects

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- 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