Welcome to the Belt: Cosmos 2589 Arrives…Visited by USA 325
3 May 2026: As we noted in previous Flash editions, Cosmos 2589 (64467) had nearly completed its orbit circularization and USA 325 (51281) looked to be heading in…
14 reports match “Cosmos 2589”. Browse every relevant article across the Integrity Flash archive.
3 May 2026: As we noted in previous Flash editions, Cosmos 2589 (64467) had nearly completed its orbit circularization and USA 325 (51281) looked to be heading in…
17 Apr 2026: Over the next 2-3 weeks both USA 325 and TJS-10 will pass through Cosmos 2589's orbit. As we began reporting in November 2025, Cosmos 2589…
5 Apr 2026: Russian space operators continue to circularize Cosmos 2589's (64467). Recall that Russia launched Cosmos 2589 into an unusual Geosynchronous Highly Elliptical Orbit in Jun 2025.…
6 Mar 2025: Russia continues to maneuver Cosmos 2589 (64467) closer to a circular Geosynchronous Orbit. Russia has been regularly increasing the satellite’s perigee and decreasing its apogee…
By Dr. Larissa Beavers The following graphic provides a concise visual timeline of Russia’s steady progression from early co-orbital satellite experiments to an integrated, multi-layered counterspace posture, based…
16 Jan 2026: As noted in the 7 December 2025 Flash , Cosmos 2589 (64467) began conducting maneuvers to circularize its orbit on 19 Nov 2025 when it…
28 Nov 2025: After months of operating in proximity with one another Cosmos 2589 (64467) and Cosmos 2590 (64527) appear to be heading their separate ways. Cosmos 2589…
10 Oct 2025: Russia continues to periodically conduct rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) with Cosmos 2589 (64467) and Cosmos 2590 (64527). The satellite pair remain in “super-GEO” elliptical…
14 Sep 2025: We now have a new name for Object C which was the sub-satellite released by Cosmos 2589 back in July. Russia has registered Object C…
20-27 August 2025: In the 17 Aug Flash I reported Obj C (64527) had maneuvered and was no longer in RPO conditions with Cosmos 2589 (64467). Between 20-27…
3-16 August: In the 3 Aug Flash it appeared Cosmos 2589 (64467) and Obj C (64527) were positioned to conduct
China GEO Refueling Demonstration 21 July- 1 Aug: There were no major changes with either SJ-21 (49330) or SJ-25 (62485). The two objects likely remained dock and are…
5-20 Jul: Russia has conducted Rendezvous & Proximity Operations (RPO) between Cosmos 2589 (64467) and its Object D (64527) sub-satellite. It appears Object D conducted the majority of…
3 Jul: As noted in the 23 June Flash , Russia launched an Cosmos 2589 (64467) from Plesetsk on an Angara-5 rocket equipped with a Briz-M upper-stage on…