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Close Encounter: How A Russian Nesting Doll Satellite Approached A US Target In Orbit

A Russian satellite launched in 2022 released a smaller module last June near a U.S. satellite in orbit to test surveillance and rendezvous operations, officials said.

Summary by Radio Free Europe/ RadioLiberty
In June 2025, a Russian satellite released a smaller probe that was nesting within it -- which began to approach a US satellite. A former US Space Force commander says what happened next.

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Close Encounter: How A Russian Nesting Doll Satellite Approached A US Target In Orbit

In June 2025, a Russian satellite released a smaller probe that was nesting within it -- which began to approach a US satellite. A former US Space Force commander says what happened next.

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Radio Free Europe/ RadioLiberty broke the news in Czechia on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
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