Maybe you've had this experience: You're walking somewhere and notice someone's been following you for five or six blocks. You cross the street. They stay right with you, getting a little closer with each step. Is it a threat? A coincidence? The United States Space Force is currently wrestling with a similar question, as a potential Russian anti-satellite weapon – designated Cosmos 2588 – appears to be approaching an American reconnaissance satellite. What's more, Ivan's brought friends with him.

From Breaking Defense:

Russia's newest satellite in its low Earth orbit (LEO) Cosmos series is in orbit near an unnamed US government satellite, according to US Space Command — further stoking suspicions that the Cosmos satellites are co-orbital anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons rather than simply n

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