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But these Mission Extension Vehicles don't have the ability to transfer fluids from one satellite to another. That is the ...
Two Chinese satellites reportedly performed what appears to be the country's first high-altitude orbital refueling, as U.S.
A tense space race is currently underway between NASA and China - with China now taking the lead in a move that could see it ...
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Interesting Engineering on MSNChina’s satellites may have pulled off world’s first in-orbit fuel refill, beating USBetween July 2 and July 6, China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites “appeared visually merged in optical sensor data”, US situational awareness software provider COMSPOC explained in a social ...
China's Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites had been moving toward each other in geosynchronous orbit, around 22,236 miles ...
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ExtremeTech on MSNChinese Satellites Complete First High-Altitude Rendezvous for Possible Groundbreaking RefuellingAlthough impressive, it raises concerns about potential docking with and disabling other countries' orbital military assets.
Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 ‘appeared visually merged in optical sensor data’, space tracking firm says, a feat US seeks to match by 2026.
China may have just become the first country to attempt satellite-to-satellite refuelling in geosynchronous orbit ...
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The National Interest on MSNChina Just Refueled a Satellite in Space. America Should Be Worried.By demonstrating an on-orbit refueling capability, the Chinese are extending the reach and longevity of their dangerous co-orbital satellites. Private space trackers have detected a bizarre movement ...
USSF-87, launching from SLC-41 in Florida, is flying the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) 7 and 8 ...
Space weather expert developing satellite constellation to predict and protect against dangerous space weather events.
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