<p>The geostationary military satellite Raduga-1 might have run out of fuel and is not controlled by the flight control centre, Xinhua reported citing Interfax news agency.<br /><br />The Russian satellite became uncontrollable in space recently and came within three kilometres of a South Korean satellite.<br /><br />After the incident, the South Korean aerospace institute said it had to modify the orbit of its satellite to avoid a repetition of a possible collision. Currently the distance between the two satellites is about 120 km.<br /><br />Itar-Tass news agency reported that there was no reason to say the satellite has broken down.<br /><br />An official said the defence ministry was considering whether to let the Raduga-1 burn up in space or raise it to a "disposal orbit".</p>
<p>The geostationary military satellite Raduga-1 might have run out of fuel and is not controlled by the flight control centre, Xinhua reported citing Interfax news agency.<br /><br />The Russian satellite became uncontrollable in space recently and came within three kilometres of a South Korean satellite.<br /><br />After the incident, the South Korean aerospace institute said it had to modify the orbit of its satellite to avoid a repetition of a possible collision. Currently the distance between the two satellites is about 120 km.<br /><br />Itar-Tass news agency reported that there was no reason to say the satellite has broken down.<br /><br />An official said the defence ministry was considering whether to let the Raduga-1 burn up in space or raise it to a "disposal orbit".</p>