U.S. says Russian satellite's approach to a commercial satellite was consistent with weapons operations

Tracking company LeoLabs says Russia's Cosmos 2612 came within roughly 500 meters of ICEYE-X36, a commercial radar satellite.

Published October 22, 2026 · 8:35 PM ET

An artist's rendering of an ICEYE synthetic aperture radar satellite in orbit above Earth. Defensie Nederland (Netherlands Ministry of Defence), via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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