Russia may have rehearsed attack on satellite, specialist says, flagging another approach
By Cassell Bryan-Low and Joey Roulette LONDON/WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) – A Russian military satellite that approached a Western commercial one last month could have been rehearsing an attack, a military space specialist said, with two related Russian craft now heading in the direction of another Western satellite. US Under Secretary of State Thomas DiNanno said on X following the mid-October incident that Russia’s Cosmos 2612 military satellite had been “intentionally maneuvering dangerously
Advanced analysis (spheres, detailed sources, paid analyses)
Covered mainly by the Sino-Russian & BRICS sphere (50%); silent in Western, Arab-Muslim world.
Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.
- Confirmed by 2 outlets in 2 countries.
- Ignored by Western, Arab-Muslim world.
- Propagation: first reported by Moscow Times (Russia), . 2 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.
Headline clash across the four spheres
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
- Russian Military May Have Rehearsed Attack on Finnish Satellite, Specialist WarnsMoscow Times · Russia
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
- Russian Military May Have Rehearsed Attack on Finnish Satellite, Specialist Warnsr/worldnews · Unknown country
Coverage analysis
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Event sources
- Russian Military May Have Rehearsed Attack on Finnish Satellite, Specialist WarnsMoscow TimesRussieRussia → RussiaEnglish
- Russian Military May Have Rehearsed Attack on Finnish Satellite, Specialist Warnsr/worldnewsInternationalUnknown country → RussiaEnglish