“According to preliminary information from the Main Information and Analytical Center of the Automated System for Warning of Dangerous Situations in Near-Earth Space, a fragment of the stage of the Pegasus launch vehicle launched in 1994 will approach the International Space Station on December 3,” the state corporation noted.
The minimum rendezvous at a distance of 5.4 km is expected at 13:33 Moscow time.
“As of December 1, the decision on the need for an evasive maneuver has not been made, Roscosmos specialists continue to monitor the situation,” the press service added.
On November 25, a fragment of the launch vehicle of the American entrepreneur Elon Musk Falcon 9 passed the International Space Station at a distance of over 5 km.