The US Department of Defense is analyzing the incident in which Russian and American satellites came together. It was stated RIA News in the nation’s Space Force.
“The Department of Defense is conducting analysis following the approach, but the results of the scan predicted that the objects would come close enough together for the United States to notify Russia,” a representative from the American department said.
Before NASA He reported that Russian and American satellites Cosmos 2221 and TIMED passed in orbit as close to each other as possible, but they managed to avoid collision.
NASA did not put a number on how close they were to each other at closest approach.
Before that, the comic book agency had reported that the Pentagon was monitoring a “possible collision” between Russian and American vehicles in orbit. According to experts, the rapprochement took place at an altitude of approximately 600 kilometers. It was noted that a collision between TIMED and Cosmos 2221 was unlikely, but if it occurred, the orbit would be contaminated with “large amounts of debris”.
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