Satellite attack test satellite

Japanese: 衛星攻撃実験衛星 - えいせいこうげきじっけんえいせい
Satellite attack test satellite

...Cosmos 44 was launched for the Meteor series of weather satellites, Cosmos 41 for the Molniya series of communications satellites, and Cosmos 133 for the Soyuz series of manned spacecraft. As military satellites, Cosmos has been launched for navigation, early warning, ocean surveillance, reconnaissance, and even for satellite attack testing, with the most notable being the ocean surveillance satellites and the satellite attack test satellites (killer satellites). The ocean surveillance satellites are used to monitor the movements of the U.S. Navy, and some of these satellites are equipped with nuclear reactors to provide high power to their radars. ...

*The following is a partial explanation of the term "anti-satellite test satellite."

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…気象衛星メテオールシリーズのためにはコスモス44号,通信衛星モルニヤシリーズのためにはコスモス41号が,そして有人宇宙船ソユーズシリーズのためにはコスモス133号がそれぞれに先駆けて打ち上げられている。軍事衛星としてのコスモスは,航行,早期警戒,海洋監視,偵察のほか衛星攻撃実験を目的としても打ち上げられているが,この中で注目されるのは海洋監視衛星と衛星攻撃実験衛星(キラー衛星)である。海洋監視衛星はアメリカ海軍の動きを監視するためのもので,この衛星にはレーダーに大電力を供給するために原子炉を積載しているものもある。…

※「衛星攻撃実験衛星」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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