By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A rare move by a Russian-made satellite may have brought it within less than a mile of a commercial Earth-observation satellite that may be used to provide national security services to countries such as Ukraine.
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Russian satellite makes possibly unprecedented approach to another spacecraft without permission
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Map Shows How Russian Military Satellite Got Within Meters of US Spacecraft
How close is too close for encounters between sensitive spacecraft orbiting Earth? With a mysterious approach to another satellite, Russia’s military may be trying to find out
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A rare move by a Russian-made satellite may have brought it within less than a mile of a commercial Earth-observation satellite that may be used to provide national security services to countries such as Ukraine.
Over the weekend, a mysterious Russian satellite moved threateningly close to a US commercial radar satellite that provides imagery to the Ukrainian military.
