Alarm grows over Russian satellite’s provocative approach to U.S.-owned satellite

October 19, 2026 · 6:30 pm 1 sources

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• Alarm grows over Russian satellite’s provocative approach to U.S.-owned satellite
  Scientific American · October 19, 2026 18:30
  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