The Pentagon is against Russia's launch of a spy satellite that is believed to be in close proximity to an American spy satellite.
A classified American satellite that was launched in February appears to have been placed in the same location as the Russian satellite. The American satellite has a difference of just 0.04 degrees and a separation of 60 kilometers, according to Marco Langbroek.
"That's really irresponsible behavior," said Gen. James H. Dickinson, Commander of U.S. Space Command. It's in the same spot as a high-value asset for the U.S. government. We will continue to update that and track that.
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A camera crew from NBC News was allowed inside the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center at Colorado Springs, Colorado. This is the first time that cameras have been allowed inside. JICSpOC's goal is to gather and integrate data from a wide variety of satellites and ground-based monitoring stations and then share that information throughout the U.S. military and intelligence community.
"We have some really good space capabilities that will tell us almost immediately if there's been a launch," an unnamed Space Force officer told NBC.
It's rumored that Kosmos 2558 is a satellite that can maneuver close to other satellites. The same behaviors have been seen in other Russian satellites.
The American satellite being "stalked" by Kosmos 2558 is believed to be able to collect imagery intelligence.
The United States has criticized Russia's irresponsible activities before. The International Space Station maneuvered out of harm's way after Russia destroyed one of its satellites and left behind thousands of pieces of debris.
The US Department of State said that Russia's claims of opposing the weapons and weaponization of space are disingenuous and hypocritical.
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