Moscow: The Russian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday claimed to destroy one of the satellites during the missile test, confirming the accusation of being collected before by the United States.
“The Russian defense ministry managed to test, as a result of the Russian spacecraft ‘Tselina-D’, which was in orbit since 1982, was destroyed,” the military said in a statement.
US officials on Monday condemned Russia for conducting a missile test “dangerous and irresponsible and irresponsible who blew up one of its own satellites, creating a cloud of debris that threatened the international space station.
NASA said the crew was above the ISS – now four people America, a German and two Russians – awakened and forced to take refuge on their ship back.
US officials said they were not told beforehand from the anti-satellite missile test – only fourth ever crashed into a spacecraft from land – which produced more than 1,500 pieces Traced orbital debris Against Orbital Station, Antari Activities KSA and space, “he said.
Confirmation of US claims came a while after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had fired them.
“To state that the Russian Federation creates a risk for the use of peaceful space is, at least, hypocrisy,” Lavrov told a press conference in Moscow, added that “there was no fact” behind the claim.
Moving Russia revived concerns about the race of a weapon that grew in space, covering everything from laser weapons to satellites that are able to reveal others from orbits.