A Russian satellite is probably stalking a US spy satellite in orbit

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22207683

Other sources for the story:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22204838 : thedailybeast.com

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22200881 : Extended Twitter discussion

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22229130 : interstellarspecies.blogspot.com

Other submissions:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22209705 : theverge.com

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22196710 : twitter.com

What a co-incidence! Exactly 11 years ago from today, communications satellites Iridium-33 (US) and Kosmos-2251 (Russia) collided in orbit, destroying both.[1]

[1]: https://anniversary7.blogspot.com/2020/02/11-years-ago-commu...