GSSAP vehicle beside Nigcomsat 1R
An unidentified GSSAP vehicle came up beside a satellite of Nigcomsat (Nigerian Comm. Sat. Ltd, Federal Ministry of Science and Tech), 11 km away at the nearest its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- Sep 29, 2017
- no source states the end
- Closest stated
- 11 km
- Sep 29, 2017
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit, over 42.5° 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
Nigcomsat 1R
Nigcomsat (Nigerian Comm. Sat. Ltd, Federal Ministry of Science and Tech), NG
38014 · 2011-077A · launched Dec 19, 2011
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- from Sep 29, 2017
- Closest statedSep 29, 2017
- Sept 29, 2017: Nigcomsat 1R, 11 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 |