LeoLabs: The Movement Of Two Russian Satellites In Orbit Could Cause Danger To The US

Two Russian satellites show strange movement in orbit (photo: dock. NASA)

JAKARTA LeoLabs, a company with commercial tracking services, has apparently observed two Russian satellites over the past year. The results of these observations show signs of danger.

From theSpacenews report, LeoLabs carried out tracking on the Resurs-P3 and Cosmos-2562 satellites. The two satellites were initially far away, but suddenly approached each other and were seen conducting meeting operations.

This finding is said to be quite strange because the P3 Resurs were seen moving on November 11 last year after years of inactiveness. This meeting also occurred because the P3 Resurs were approaching Cosmos-2562 first.

LeoLabs said that there is a potential danger that might occur. This danger may be faced by the spacecraft of the United States (US) and its allies in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

This allegation strengthens because Russia has never disclosed their types and functions to the public. However, LeoLabs did not explain what kind of danger the US and its allies might face in orbit.

"Based on the approach observed by LeoLabs, it is likely that Cosmos-2562 has an electro-optical charge and has collected high-resolution Resurs-P3 imagery," LeoLabs said.

The two satellites from Russia may be harmless, but LeoLabs continues to warn that their maneuvers can carry a specific purpose. According to them, it is important to monitor suspected dead satellites (Rusers-P3) to find out potential activities that could pose risks.

For information, Resurs-P3 was launched in March 2016. This satellite was deemed not operating because it failed to use one of the solar panels at the launch. The state of this suddenly operational satellite made LeoLabs call him a zombie satellite.

Unlike thePS satellite, the Cosmos-2562 satellite is part of the Russian military launched on a secret mission. Cosmos-2562 was flown in October last year and is expected to come out of orbit on October 17.

To prove the truth of this maneuver, LeoLabs is waiting for a move from Cosmos-2562. If there is no maneuver as they expected, the satellite will soon get out of the orbital path.