# US Space Command: Russia is now operationalizing co-orbital ASAT weapons

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/us-space-command-russia-is-now-operationalizing-co-orbital-asat-weapons/
- Published: 2026-04-24T09:15:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image: A space-based camera owned by the Australian company HEO captured this view of Kosmos 2558, one of Russia’s suspected Nivelir satellites in low-Earth orbit. Image credit: HEO via CSIS. Article by Stephen Clark. Ars Technica – April 23, 2026. After several tests of unusual “nesting doll” satellites in low-Earth orbit, Russia is now fielding operational anti-satellite weapons with valuable US government satellites in their crosshairs, the four-star general leading US Space Command said this week. Gen. Stephen Whiting didn’t name the system, but he was almost certainly referring to a Russian military program named Nivelir, which has launched four satellites shadowing US spy satellites owned by the National Reconnaissance Office in low-Earth orbit. […] Click here to view original web page at www.arstechnica.com Video: Cosmos 2558 – Center for Strategic & International Studies Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio