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Old 1st Feb 2020, 05:46
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A_Van
 
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Why is this "a news"? Maybe for paper back writers from this Daily Beast....

1. Both US and SU are playing these games since 70's - 80's. This type of spacecraft is called "orbital inspector".
2. KH-11 family of the US spy sats is well-known and even studied by students in military colleges. The last KH-11 was launched in 2013 and is not brand new.

So, just one more example how junk news are trying to seed suspiciousness and tension.

P.S. Linear resolution of its telescope is about 15 cm in ideal conditions. Perhaps only size F bra owners may have some concern while taking a bath in an open air :-)
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