A Russian military satellite has himself for unknown reason this year between two American communications satellites maneuvered. The ‘intruder’ remained there five months at 36 000 km altitude orbit around the earth hang.
What the satellite came over there to do is unclear, but officials satellite company Intel and US government officials raised the alarm the Space News website reported.
The Russian Olymp satellite positioning itself seven months after the launch between the satellites Intelsat 7 and Intelsat 901. Olymp was at times up to 10 kilometers away from the American satellites. This, according to aerospace circles so close that it could potentially be a danger to the functioning of the communication satellites.
No normal behavior
“This is not normal behavior and we there worried about, ” said Kay Sears Intelsat by Space News. “Space is an area that needs protection.” Sears, moreover, stressed that the Russian satellite has not hindered the Intelsat satellites.
Space Experts suggests that the Russian intruder information as possible trying to catch up. Intelsat has tried the owners of the Russian satellite to ask for an explanation but received no answer.
RTL News / Reuters
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