Luch beside Al Yah 2
A satellite of Federal'naya sluzhba bezopasnosti Rossiyskoy Federatsii came up beside a satellite of Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. PrJsc, as its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- Apr 26, 2018
- to Jun 8, 2018
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit, over 47.5° E
The one that moved
Luch
Federal'naya sluzhba bezopasnosti Rossiyskoy Federatsii, RU
40258 · 2014-058A · launched Sep 27, 2014
The one it came up to
Al Yah 2
Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. PrJsc, United Arab Emirates
38245 · 2012-016A · launched Apr 23, 2012
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- Apr 26, 2018 to Jun 8, 2018
- BesideApr 26, 2018 to Apr 27, 2018
- holding 47.5 E, 26 Apr to 4 Jun 2018
- LeftJun 4, 2018 to Jun 8, 2018
- 26 Apr to 4 Jun 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2022 | Institute | Thomas G. Roberts, CSIS data repository, Luch (Olymp-K) |