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China Likely Completes First Autonomous Refueling of Satellites in Geostationary Orbit

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US and Swiss tracking data signal a novel high-altitude docking with refueling between Shijian-25 and Shijian-21

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Interesting Engineering

Center

China may have achieved world-first in-orbit refueling before US

China’s successful orbital satellite refueling operation marks a historic milestone that the US has not achieved.

9 hours ago

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Newsweek

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China appears to pull off satellite feat that NASA has never achieved

Reports that China may have docked two satellites in geostationary orbit developed on Sunday.

13 hours ago·United States

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South China Morning Post

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Chinese satellites appear to dock in orbit for historic refuelling mission

Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 ‘appeared visually merged in optical sensor data’, space tracking firm says, a feat US seeks to match by 2026.

1 day ago·Hong Kong

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Report24

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Chinese Satellites Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 Perform Refuelling Maneuvers in Orbit

Experts are increasingly assuming that the Chinese satellites Shijian-21 (SJ-21) and Shijian-25 (SJ-25) carried out a refueling manoeuvre in geosynchronous orbit (GEO) a few days ago. The procedure was closely observed by the U.S. Space Force, among other things. Photos of the Swiss company s2a System show how two points in the GEO are increasingly approaching at more than 35,786 km altitude and seem to merge – a classic sign of a docking manoeu…

2 days ago

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Chinese satellites complete groundbreaking mission 22,000 miles above Earth

Chinese satellites Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 have reportedly docked in geosynchronous orbit 20,000 miles above Earth, demonstrating potential refueling capabilities.

5 days ago·New York, United States

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