article_snippet.sent: A Russian aerospace commander has sensationally claimed that some spy satellites are masquerading as space junk in Earth orbit.
article_snippet.sent: Oleg Maidanovich said someone was hiding satellites as space junk (artist's illustration of a satellite shown).
article_snippet.sent: a film called ‘Space Special Forces’ during a tour of Russia’s main centre for aerospace intelligence in Krasnoznamensk, near Moscow goes on to state that there ‘are cases when a space satellite pretends to be space junk for years and then wakes up and starts working at the right moment.
article_snippet.sent: Some objects are believed to have a military purpose - but Their Space Command’s not quite clear what the purpose of the satellites disguised as space junk are.
highlights_snippet.sent: Oleg Maidanovich said someone was hiding satellites as space junk .
  