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Russian spacecraft maneuvers in "extreme proximity" to satellite used by Ukraine
“Kosmos 2612 closed from hundreds of kilometers away to extreme proximity to ICEYE-X36.
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A Russian military satellite, Kosmos 2612, moved from a distance of several hundred kilometers to “extreme proximity” with the commercial Earth‑imaging satellite ICEYE‑X36, according to orbital‑intelligence firm LeoLabs. The maneuver represents the first documented unsanctioned rendezvous in low‑Earth orbit. LeoLabs highlighted the close approach as a notable deviation from typical satellite operations, underscoring the rarity of such direct, uncoordinated interactions between military and civilian assets in space.
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