US accuses Russia at the UN of "dangerous" maneuvers with a satellite near one providing imagery to Ukraine
The US denounced before the UN First Committee the "threatening behavior" of the Russian military satellite Kosmos-2612, which according to Washington carried out "dangerous" maneuvers near another military satellite, consistent with "orbital weapons operations." The complaint follows approaches to Iceye-X36, a US commercial platform providing high-resolution imagery used by Ukraine. According to LeoLabs, Kosmos-2612 came within five kilometers of the spacecraft, something unprecedented between active satellites of different operators.
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- The US took the Kosmos-2612 case to the UN First Committee on disarmament and national security.
- According to LeoLabs, the Russian satellite came within five kilometers of Iceye-X36, which provides imagery to Ukraine.
- The State Department described the maneuvers as consistent with "orbital weapons operations."
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