Ground-based space surveillance observations indicate fragmentation of a retired Russian military satellite, raising alarms about debris risks in geostationary orbit. BulletsIn A Russian Luch/Olymp inspector satellite, previously used for close-proximity operations near foreign satellites, appears to have fragmented in a graveyard orbit above Earth. The satellite, launched in 2014, was officially retired and moved to
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Ground-based space surveillance observations indicate fragmentation of a retired Russian military satellite, raising alarms about debris risks in geostationary orbit. BulletsIn A Russian Luch/Olymp inspector satellite, previously used for close-proximity operations near foreign satellites, appears to have fragmented in a graveyard orbit above Earth. The satellite, launched in 2014, was officially retired and moved to
