The Russian military said that, what 30 November three communication satellites were put into orbit the planet, which also turned out to be the upper stage of the launcher, on board of which they were. But, according to the US Center for Joint Space Operations (CSpOC) in space was also a fifth object. We tried to understand this American publications experts “Warzone”.
For reasons of American journalists.
Carrier rocket "Rokot" was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in 05:27 MSK 30 November 2018 of the year. AT 7:12 three communications satellite "Spring" type took the calculated orbit; They were designated "Kosmos-2530", "Kosmos-2531" and "Kosmos-2532».
This launch could be ordinary, routine event, if CSpoC, and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), not brought in their registers the run a little differently. They collect data on space launches accumulated on Space-Track.org website. It was published the information about the Russian launch, in which appears the list of the objects A-E, trapped in orbit. It includes three satellites and upper stages, but Unknown, which represents a fifth object.
objects, placed in orbit at the end of the launch "Rokot" 30.11.2018
It can be assumed, that the upper stage just broke up into several parts, one of which was large enough, to its fixed US military. Unlike objects A, B and C, having a common Perigee (the closest point to the Earth-Earth orbit), D and E are at a low orbit.
But not unreasonable assumption, that one of the objects may be another Russian satellite interceptor (American designation – inspector satellite), since previously observed a similar pattern. 23 May 2014 year "Rokot" are also output three satellites (such as "Spring"), along with the United States which have recorded two additional subject. E if the object turned out to be a satellite interceptor "Kosmos-2499". In both cases, the perigee and other characteristics are very similar.
objects, placed in orbit at the end of the launch "Rokot" 23.05.2014
If a new object E is another interceptor, that Russia already has, at least, five units of this weapon. Into orbit 2014-2015 years were withdrawn, "Kosmos-2491", "Kosmos-2499", «Cosmos-2504» and 2017 , the "Kosmos-2519". To further confuse the situation, from the last satellite in August 2017 , the Department of the "Kosmos-2521". After two months of the new object is selected “subsatellite” "Kosmos-2523". Three of these small device is usually considered as a single system. And it is only those satellites, that were found.
“Not known yet, that Russian actually hid in space”, – say representatives of the western resource.
