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Sept. 12, 2020
On Monday, September 14, 2020, at 02:23 Moscow time, the International Space Station is predicted to approach the US military satellite BRICSat-2, which has turned into the so-called "space debris".
BRICSat-2
BRICSat-2 is a communications experimental satellite (CubeSat) operated by the US Navy. It was launched into low-earth orbit in 2019 by SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch vehicle.
According to the calculations of Russian specialists of ASPOS OKP, the probability of convergence is 3.47E-04. Thus, the necessity of the station evasion maneuver from the dangerous object is confirmed. An evasion maneuver can be scheduled from 00:00 to 01:00 Moscow time on September 14, 2020. Specialists of the Roscosmos State Corporation continue to monitor this situation.
International Space Station (ISS)
The Russian side has repeatedly drawn the attention of partners to new threats in outer space that arise in connection with the creation of low-orbit satellite constellations, and proposes to develop the necessary interaction rules.
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: https://www.roscosmos.ru/29208/
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https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2020/09/planned-correction-of-iss-orbit-was.html
Images, Text, Credits: ROSCOSMOS/NASA/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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