BBCÂ August 15, 2018
The satellite in question was launched in October last year. It was impossible to say if the object may be a weapon. According to the US the satellite’s behaviour on-orbit was inconsistent with anything seen before from on-orbit inspection or space situational awareness capabilities, including other Russian inspection satellite activities. US had serious concerns that Russia was developing anti-satellite weapons… read more.
The US says it does not know what the satellite is or why it is behaving strangely