Kosmos-2614 beside ICEYE-X36
A satellite of Aerospace Defence Forces came up beside a satellite of ICEYE US, 16 km away at the nearest its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- May 20, 2026
- no source states the end
- Closest stated
- 16 km
- May 29, 2026
- Orbit
- LEO
- low Earth orbit
The one that moved
Kosmos-2614name not yet certain
Aerospace Defence Forces, RU
68764 · 2026-083K · 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 20, 2026
- Same planeMay 20, 2026 to May 22, 2026
- May 21 onward: Cosmos 2614 raises its inclination about 0.82 degrees
- Closest statedMay 29, 2026
- May 29: Cosmos 2614 passes ICEYE-X36 at 16 km, then 46.8 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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