Ain’t they an old movie about this?
Seems like Clint Eastwood was in it...
Per GPT the 5 most recently launched Russian military satellites for recon were:
Kosmos-2580
Launched on December 4, 2024, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz-2.1b rocket, Kosmos-2580 is believed to be a Lotos-S1 electronic reconnaissance satellite of the Liana system.
Cosmos-2575
Launched on February 9, 2024, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Cosmos-2575 is the second satellite in the Razbeg (EO MKA-V) series, designed for optical reconnaissance.
Cosmos-2574
Launched on December 27, 2023, also from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Cosmos-2574 is a small optical reconnaissance satellite, part of the Razbeg series.
Cosmos-2573
Launched on December 21, 2023, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Cosmos-2573 is a Bars-M reconnaissance satellite, marking the fifth in the series.
Cosmos-2572
Launched on November 25, 2023, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Cosmos-2572 is an optical reconnaissance satellite, believed to be the first of the 4F156 Razdan type.
This article above is just silly.
I thought the same thing.
Space Cowboys. OK movie. Clint, Tommy Lee Jones. James Garner and Donald Sutherland.