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  "path": "/news/science/167090-russian-satellite-space-test/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-17T16:33:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "While Kosmos-2582 continued to follow the group at a distance of less than 100 kilometers, object F passed between two other satellites that remained stationary, creating a three-object formation in a highly complex orbital configuration.\nThese low-Earth-orbit operations allow the Russian Ministry of Defense to expand its expertise in remotely controlled propulsion systems and orbital maneuvering techniques regularly used for satellite tracking missions.\nThis three-object maneuver may serve as an experiment for a scenario in which a Russian reconnaissance satellite operating near a target spacecraft comes under threat from a defensive satellite. Such an arrangement could allow the reconnaissance satellite to continue its mission while remaining protected by its own escort satellite.",
  "title": "Russian Satellite Conducts Complex Orbital Maneuver in New Space Operations Test"
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