NOAA
- Russia moved close to a satellite which some think is Eutelsat's 3B craft, analysts said.
- It follows a pattern of Russian behavior in space that has prompted security concerns.
- "What you're seeing is behavior that could be considered unfriendly," a former US security official said.
Russia moved one of its satellites uncomfortably close to France's Eutelsat 3B communications satellite, possibly to spy on it, according to reports.
On October 5, a Russian spacecraft, known as Luch-5X or Olymp-K-2, slowed down after moving within 60 kilometers (37 miles) of another satellite in geostationary orbit, according to US intel firm Slingshot Aerospace.