Luch beside Nigcomsat 1R
A satellite of Federal'naya sluzhba bezopasnosti Rossiyskoy Federatsii came up beside a satellite of Nigcomsat (Nigerian Comm. Sat. Ltd, Federal Ministry of Science and Tech), as its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- Feb 7, 2018
- to Apr 24, 2018
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit, over 42.6° 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
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
- Feb 7, 2018 to Apr 24, 2018
- BesideFeb 7, 2018
- holding 42.6 E, 7 Feb to 21 Apr 2018
- LeftApr 21, 2018 to Apr 24, 2018
- 7 Feb to 21 Apr 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) |