Cosmos 2499 was speculated to be a spy satellite, or an experimental weapon test, and now it’s disintegrating.
A mysterious Russian satellite of unknown purpose is breaking up in low-Earth orbit, US officials confirmed this week.
Back in 2013 and 2014, Russia launched several satellites into space. One of these was an object that space watchers designated as Cosmos 2499. No one knows exactly what Cosmos 2499 is, but it was launched along with communication satellites. It wasn’t on the launch manifest and was thought to be debris until it started maneuvering in orbit. Speculation at the time proposed that it was possibly a spy satellite, or an experimental anti-satellite weapon.
On Monday, the 18th Space Defense Squadron (SDS), a part of the U.S. Space Force, confirmed that Cosmos 2499 broke apart on January 4 into 85 chunks of debris almost 700 miles above the Earth.
America’s Guardians now are tracking the dozens of debris chunks hurtling through space. The debris will live in the atmosphere for years to come.
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