Russian military satellites approach Finnish radar satellite supplying imagery to Ukraine
By
Meduza
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
Four Russian military satellites (Kosmos-2610 through 2613) maneuvered to within 13 kilometers of ICEYE-X36, a Finnish radar satellite that supplies battlefield imagery to Ukraine's military. The satellites were launched in April from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket. Russia had previously stated in 2022 that such commercial satellites supporting Ukraine's military would be considered "legitimate targets." The U.S. Space Force tracks these objects, and the orbital changes were detected by analytics firm Integrity ISR.
Key quotes
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Roscosmos disclosed nothing about the payload beyond confirming that 'spacecraft in the interests of Russia's Defense Ministry' had successfully reached orbit.
Four Russian military satellites altered their orbits and moved toward ICEYE-X36, a radar satellite that has been supplying data to Ukraine's military since 2022.
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