On November 15, Russia conducted tests, as a result of which the inactive Russian spacecraft "Tselina-D", which had been in orbit since 1982, was hit. This was reported to Lenta.<url>" in the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
According to the agency, fragments formed after the defeat of anti-satellite weapons do not pose a threat to satellites and space activities. "The fragments are included in the main catalog of the Russian space control system and are immediately taken for maintenance until their existence ceases. Tests similar to those conducted by Russia have already been conducted in outer space by the United States, China and India," the Defense Ministry recalled.
It is also noted that the Russian Defense Ministry is carrying out planned activities to strengthen its defense capability, which excludes "the possibility of sudden damage to the country's security in the space sphere and on earth by existing and promising foreign space facilities."
Earlier, the official representative of the US State Department said that Russian tests of anti-satellite weapons in space are reckless. He stressed that allegedly due to such tests of Russia, more than 1,500 fragments and hundreds of thousands of fragments of smaller debris appeared in space, which threatens the interests of all countries.
Varvara Koshechkina
