GSSAP vehicle beside Paksat 1R
An unidentified GSSAP vehicle came up beside a satellite of Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission, 12 km away at the nearest its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- Sep 21, 2017
- no source states the end
- Closest stated
- 12 km
- Sep 21, 2017
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit, over 38.0° 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
Paksat 1R
Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission, PK
37779 · 2011-042A · launched Aug 11, 2011
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- from Sep 21, 2017
- Closest statedSep 21, 2017
- Sept 21, 2017: Paksat 1R, 12 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 |