this post was submitted on 26 Apr 2025
112 points (100.0% liked)

World News

46103 readers
3373 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

The secretive Russian satellite in space that U.S. officials believe is connected to a nuclear anti-satellite weapon program has appeared to be spinning uncontrollably, suggesting it may no longer be functioning in what could be a setback for Moscow's space weapon efforts, according to U.S. analysts.

Believed to be a radar satellite for Russian intelligence as well as a radiation testing platform, the satellite last year became the center of U.S. allegations that Russia for years has been developing a nuclear weapon capable of destroying entire satellite networks, such as SpaceX's vast Starlink internet system that Ukrainian troops have been using.

https://archive.ph/n8SO8

all 10 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 37 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

Who had drunken Russian satellite on their 2025 Chaos Bingo cards?

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 24 minutes ago

I had Kessler syndrome but my card says it's Elon's fault somehow

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

We'll see.

I have that a satellite falls in Indian city and is radioactive, but nobody gives a shit.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 34 minutes ago

Hey, fuck you dude.

Do you want Modi to claim attack by Pakistan and start WW3?

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 9 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)
[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 5 points 11 hours ago

I didn't predict it yet.. it somehow feels like I should have.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

Their space program sure isn’t something

[–] tal@lemmy.today -3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not sure how much of a setback this is.

If it failed and it's out of control, I assume that it's an issue with normal "satellite" things


the computer or the thrusters or whatever, stuff that's involved in maneuvering the satellite. A failure in systems that Russia can and has done before. Not with the radar systems onboard.

And I'd guess that the costs are mostly in R&D rather than the manufacturing of the satellite, costs that wouldn't need to be repeated for Russia to build such a satellite over again.

I assume that if Russia wants to do so, they can launch a replacement satellite.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 points 3 hours ago

How much do you think it costs to build and launch a new satellite? Do you have enough faith in Russian manufactthat this won’t happen again, in a slightly different way? Will all the replacement money end up where it should?