USA 325 Monitors Cosmos 2589 as Russian Satellite Settles into GEO

Id: 94

Published: 05/26/2026

Description:

COSMOS 2589, a Russian satellite launched last June, spent the past several weeks circularizing its orbit before settling near 98°E, with USA 325, also known as GSSAP-6, tracking the activity throughout. Around April 19, COSMOS 2589 drifted past USA 325 during its maneuver sequence, after which USA 325 repositioned so that both satellites were located near the same longitude by late April. Their different inclinations created twice-daily observation opportunities, including a closest approach of roughly 13 km on May 1 with favorable sun angles, illustrating GSSAP’s role in monitoring new or unusual activity in geostationary orbit.

Keywords:
Click a keyword to filter the list of related assets below.
Videos with related keywords:

Pakistan’s PRSC Satellites Suggest Multi-Modal ISR Coverage Focused on South Asia

Watch Video

Representation of possible large constellations to be in orbit by 2029

Watch Video

Depiction of how encounter rates and collision risk varies as a function of accuracy of the underlying SSA data

Watch Video

SDA GEO participating spacecraft as of 2021

Watch Video

Debris spread resulting from a hypothetical GEO collision.

Watch Video

Relative motion of GEO debris with respect to GEO active spacecraft

Watch Video
Papers with related keywords:
Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Terms of Use Change Privacy Settings

©2026 by COMSPOC Corporation. All rights reserved.

An unhandled error has occurred. Reload ??