(Bloomberg) -- A Russian anti-satellite test destroyed a satellite on Monday, spewing debris into orbit and endangering the International Space Station and its seven occupants, according to the U.S. State Department.

The Russian test generated over 1,500 pieces of debris and hundreds of thousands of smaller chunks that now threaten the interests of all nations, State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a briefing in Washington.

“Russia’s dangerous and irresponsible behavior jeopardizes the long term sustainability of our outer space and clearly demonstrates that Russia’s claims of opposing the weapons and weaponization of space are disingenuous and hypocritical,” Price said.

Five astronauts and two cosmonauts are aboard the space station, which is linked with two craft that carried passengers from Earth -- the U.S. SpaceX Crew Dragon and a Russian Soyuz.

LeoLabs Inc., a private space-object tracking company, said data showed “multiple objects” near the expected location of Cosmos 1408. The Soviet signals intelligence satellite was launched in 1982, according to NASA.

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