Event Brief
UPDATED Oct 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET
Oct 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Kosmos 2612 approached ICEYE satellite at close range
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Russia's Kosmos 2612 maneuvered close to the U.S.-registered ICEYE-X36 after weeks of increasingly close orbital approaches. LeoLabs said it had high confidence the satellites came within about 500 meters, while publicly available tracking data suggested a pass as close as 26 meters. LeoLabs said they later diverged and the close-proximity activity had ended.
WHO: Russia's Kosmos 2612
WHAT: Kosmos 2612 maneuvered into close proximity to the ICEYE-X36 satellite.
WHEN: Oct 19, 2026
WHERE: Earth orbit
WHY: The reason for Kosmos 2612's close approaches was not reported.
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