Russian satellite harassed American space craft according to intelligence report

A Russian military satellite recently got dangerously close to a satellite registered in the United States, according to the Washington Examiner citing a report by the Defense Intelligence Agency. The Washington Examiner reported that the incident is part of a sustained pattern of Russian harassment directed at United States national security space satellites. [1]

The Russian satellite, named Cosmos 2612, spent over two weeks traveling toward the ICEYE-X36 spacecraft, the Washington Examiner reported. The spacecraft is a radar satellite operated by the American arm of Finnish firm ICEYE. As FTMQ News reported earlier, monitoring firm LeoLabs noted that the Kosmos 2612 satellite moved within 85 feet of the Iceye X36 satellite, which supplies imagery and intelligence to Ukraine's military. [1][4]

The latest maneuver is part of a series of similar actions occurring over several years, according to the Washington Examiner. FTMQ News reported earlier that LeoLabs observed the Russian spacecraft making specific adjustments over a weekend to maintain its close position relative to the imaging satellite. [1][4]