Russian Satellite Maneuvers In Close Proximity of Iceye Satellite

iceye gen4 SAR satellite over U.S.
Credit: Iceye
A Russian satellite has conducted a nonconsensual rendezvous and proximity operation (RPO) around a U.S.-registered Iceye synthetic aperture radar that may have brought the spacecraft within less than 3,281 ft. of each other, according to space situational awareness specialists. The Russian...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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