Russia successfully test fires anti-satellite missile system: US intelligence report
Tehran (KNA) - Russia has successfully test-fired an anti-satellite missile system that is reportedly capable of disrupting US navigation and communications satellites.
Citing two people with direct knowledge of a classified US intelligence report, CNBC reported on Friday that the system, dubbed PL-19 Nudol, was put to the test twice last year.
The most recent test of the system came on December 23, when the anti-satellite missile flew for 17 minutes before successfully splashing down in its target area 1,864 miles away, CNBC wrote.
The successful launch was the seventh overall test of the system, according to one of the sources who was speaking on condition of anonymity.
Source: PressTV