Russia put a mysterious object into orbit 2014-28E

The ghosts of the Cold War may be returning to our peaceful reality. Amateur astronomers report strange maneuvers of a spacecraft, secretly launched by the Russian military.



Unusual maneuvers are attributed to an object whose purpose is unknown and which the authorities did not provide technical information. Specialists assigned him the name "Object 2014-28E". It is known that it was delivered to orbit in May by a Russian rocket, which also launched three military communications satellites, Rodnik, into orbit.

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The object, which the experts first took for space debris, makes directional movements relative to Russian vehicles. Last weekend, the "Object 2014-28E" approached the wreckage of the rocket, which took him into space, writes Financial Times.



“Whatever the subject, it looks like something experimental,” evaluates object 2014-28E, space safety specialist of the British Royal Institute of International Relations, Patricia Lewis. - It can have several functions, both civil and military. It may be equipped with a manipulator for grabbing objects or kinetic weapons. Or perhaps it is a cyber attack from one satellite against another or signal jamming, ”the expert believes.



“The ability to destroy or disrupt the enemy’s communications satellites was seen as a powerful part of the military potential after the start of the space race, but after the fall of the iron curtain many secret developments of Soviet and American scientists were slowly set aside. Meanwhile, in recent years, interest in space weapons has been revived, ”notes the Financial Times.



One expert is of the opinion that the 2014–28E may be part of a “Satellite Fighter” program. It is known that the USSR conducted research in this area. The fears of western countries are reinforced by the fact that 2014-28E was put into orbit along with three military satellites, the purpose and characteristics of which were also not disclosed.