A Russian satellite is probably stalking a US spy satellite in orbit

Posted by tontonius on Monday February 10, 2020 @05:18AM
from the technologyreview.com dept.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615129/a-russian-satellite-is-probably-stalking-a-us-spy-satellite-in-orbit/

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Re:A Russian satellite is probably stalking a US spy satelli... by ColinWright on Monday February 10, 2020 @05:22AM (#22287854)

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22207683

Other sources for the story:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22204838 : thedailybeast.com

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22200881 : Extended Twitter discussion

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22229130 : interstellarspecies.blogspot.com

Other submissions:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22209705 : theverge.com

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22196710 : twitter.com

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Re:A Russian satellite is probably stalking a US spy satelli... by the_matrix on Monday February 10, 2020 @05:20AM (#22287849)

What a co-incidence! Exactly 11 years ago from today, communications satellites Iridium-33 (US) and Kosmos-2251 (Russia) collided in orbit, destroying both.[1]

[1]: https://anniversary7.blogspot.com/2020/02/11-years-ago-commu...

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