Russian satellite tumbling out of control

Cosmos 2553 is thought to be part of a Russian effort to develop a nuclear weapon that could indiscriminately fry many other satellites at once in Low Earth Orbit. That approach would threaten proliferated constellations that wouldn’t otherwise be affected by losing a few spacecraft to traditional anti-satellite weapons. According to a Reuters report, the craft has been alleged by US observers to be part of a Russian nuclear space weapon system. More

(Source: SatNews - May 2)