GSSAP vehicle beside Kosmos-2520
An unidentified GSSAP vehicle came up beside a satellite of Aerospace Defence Forces, 14 km away at the nearest its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- Oct 5, 2017
- no source states the end
- Closest stated
- 14 km
- Oct 5, 2017
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit, over 45.0° E
The one that moved
GSSAP vehicle
US Air Force Space Command, United States
one of 40099, 40100, 41744, 41745
The one it came up to
Kosmos-2520
Aerospace Defence Forces, RU
42907 · 2017-046A · launched Aug 16, 2017
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- from Oct 5, 2017
- Closest statedOct 5, 2017
- Oct 5, 2017: Blagovest (Cosmos 2520), 14 km
The detector was not yet running: it reads low Earth orbit since April 2026 and the geostationary belt since October 2026.
Reported elsewhere
Who else said these two were together, earliest first.
| Said on | Who | What |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2026 | Institute | SWF Global Counterspace Capabilities 2026, Table 1-2 |