Russian Military Satellite Shadows US Commercial Radar Spacecraft in Orbit

By Munis Raza · Interesting Engineering · 2026-10-21

According to Interesting Engineering, space-tracking firm LeoLabs identified a Russian government satellite performing unprecedented maneuvers around a U.S.-operated ICEYE-X36 radar craft. The Russian Cosmos 2612 vehicle synchronized its orbital period to shadow the commercial ta

According to Interesting Engineering, space-tracking firm LeoLabs identified a Russian government satellite performing unprecedented maneuvers around a U.S.-operated ICEYE-X36 radar craft. The Russian Cosmos 2612 vehicle synchronized its orbital period to shadow the commercial ta