Kosmos-2609 beside ICEYE-X36
A satellite of Aerospace Defence Forces came up beside a satellite of ICEYE US, 2.54 km away at the nearest its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- May 26, 2026
- no source states the end
- Closest stated
- 2.54 km
- May 26, 2026
- Orbit
- LEO
- low Earth orbit
The one that moved
Kosmos-2609name not yet certain
Aerospace Defence Forces, RU
68754 · 2026-083B · launched Apr 16, 2026
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- from May 26, 2026
- Closest statedMay 26, 2026
- May 26: Cosmos 2609 passes ICEYE-X36 at 2.54 km
The detector was running with both objects’ element sets and did not hold them beside each other.
Reported elsewhere
Who else said these two were together, earliest first.
| Said on | Who | What |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2026 | Tracker | COMSPOC on X, "Russian satellites approaching ICEYE: a closer look at the timeline", 15 July 2026 |
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