more interesting is this tid bit, which does validate the russian claims that it is a research tool, but leaves open, research on what, exactly? "the Cosmos 25

more interesting is this tid bit, which does validate the russian claims that it is a research tool, but leaves open, research on what, exactly? "the Cosmos 2553 satellite has been in a relatively isolated orbit about 2,000km above Earth, parked in a hotspot of cosmic radiation that communications or Earth-observing satellites typically avoid"