Undeclared Russian satellite Kosmos 2499 seen maneuvering

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A small object launched with Russian military satellites in May 2014, first catalogued by U.S. trackers as debris, was later seen changing orbit. A British analyst identified it as Kosmos 2499 and speculated it might be an inspector satellite; the report carried no Russian explanation.

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  1. PressBritish expert detects Russian military satellite's maneuvers (opens in a new tab)Kyiv Post (Interfax-Ukraine) / 2014-10-21

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