GSSAP vehicle beside Raduga-1M
An unidentified GSSAP vehicle came up beside a satellite of Russian Space Forces, 13 km away at the nearest its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- May 14, 2018
- no source states the end
- Closest stated
- 13 km
- May 14, 2018
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit
The one that moved
GSSAP vehicle
US Air Force Space Command, United States
one of 40099, 40100, 41744, 41745
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- from May 14, 2018
- Closest statedMay 14, 2018
- May 14, 2018: Raduga-1M 2, 13 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 |