“…Later versions of the IS, designated the IS-M, were able to intercept the target space vehicle after a single orbit, reaching orbits of up to 2,200 km. 297 While co-orbital ASAT testing was suspended during the 1980s, the Soviets continued to develop improved co-orbital ASATs in the form of Naryad, which sought to increase the range of the system up to 40,000 km and provide the ability to launch up to 100 such weapons in short sequence. 298 The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 put the development of Naryad on hold.…”