The American company LeoLabs has launched Russian satellites Kosmos-2562 and Resurs-P No. He said 3 made a potentially dangerous maneuver in 2022. The publication writes about this Space News.
As noted in the material, the movement of Russian spacecraft can give experts an idea about possible dangers to US satellites in space. In particular, in November last year, Resurs-P No. We are talking about 3’s maneuvers.
According to the publication, this satellite remained dormant for several years. However, during the specified period, the Earth’s remote sensing spacecraft unexpectedly approached another Russian object – Kosmos-2562.
This incident attracted the attention of American experts, who drew various conclusions based on the information received. According to the statement made by LeoLabs, one of them is the incorrectness of the statements that inactive satellites are completely inoperable.
The company also filed Resurs-P No. in October 2023. He emphasized that 3 carried out another maneuver. This time the spacecraft has completely left orbit and, according to experts, no longer exists.
The authors of the publication did not exclude that Kosmos-2562 will also leave orbit soon. But this has not happened yet.
Russian satellite Resurs-P No. It was launched into orbit on March 3, 2016. As the publication clarified, one of the plane’s solar panels jammed and as a result did not turn back.
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