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Russia Made Alarming Spacecraft Launch Before Ukraine Invasion: Report

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The Cosmos-2553 satellite is still in orbit.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

Russia launched a spacecraft designed to test components for an anti-satellite nuclear weapon before the invasion of Ukraine, according to a report.
Yuri Kadobnov/Reuters
Dan Ladden-Hall

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