Jilin-1 GaoFen 07B 03 xing beside SPNeX
A satellite of Chang Guang Satellite Technology Ltd moved up beside a satellite of Egyptian Space Agency, 7.9 km away at the nearest, and left after 3 days 2 h.
No report yet: no public report has named these two since the detector found them beside each other.
Left · the one that moved opened the distance on October 3, 2026
- Nearest
- 7.9 km
- Oct 1 · 7:00 AM UTC
- Beside for
- 3 days 2 h
- Sep 30, 11:53 AM to Oct 3, 2:43 PM UTC
- Took to come beside
- 11 days
- same plane Sep 19, same height Sep 19
- Orbit
- LEO
- low Earth orbit
- Last move
- Jilin-1 GaoFen 07B 03 xing
- Sep 19 · 3:37 AM UTC
The one that moved
Jilin-1 GaoFen 07B 03 xingname not yet certain
Chang Guang Satellite Technology Ltd, CN
68695 · 2026-080E · launched Apr 14, 2026
The one it came up to
SPNeXname not yet certain
Egyptian Space Agency, EG
67000 · 2025-292H · launched Dec 10, 2025
Whether Chang Guang Satellite Technology Ltd or Egyptian Space Agency has said what this rendezvous was is not recorded yet. What others said is below; this page draws no conclusion.
The stages
Each step is one of Space-Track’s element sets, run through SGP4 and set against the other’s. A stage is raised by one set and confirmed when a later one agrees.
published 8:26 AM UTC
Same plane seen
Jilin-1 GaoFen 07B 03 xing’s orbit was found in SPNeX’s plane, 0.062° off, and 0.63 km higher.
Δa +0.63 km · θ 0.062°
published 8:26 AM UTC
Same height seen
Jilin-1 GaoFen 07B 03 xing’s orbit had come to within 0.63 km of SPNeX’s height.
1,183.01 km · Δa +0.63 km · θ 0.062°
published 6:23 PM UTC
Beside raised
A set placed Jilin-1 GaoFen 07B 03 xing beside SPNeX. One set raises it; a later one must agree.
83.86 km · 19.4 km a day later · Δa +0.70 km · θ 0.033°
published 6:23 PM UTC
Beside confirmed
A later set agreed: Jilin-1 GaoFen 07B 03 xing stayed beside SPNeX.
77.53 km · 25.6 km a day later · Δa +0.69 km · θ 0.033°
published Oct 1, 3:40 AM UTC
Nearest raised
The least distance read on the pair fell to this.
57.68 km · 45.3 km a day later · Δa +0.70 km · θ 0.032°
published Oct 1, 3:40 AM UTC
Nearest raised
The least distance read on the pair fell to this.
38.17 km · 65.0 km a day later · Δa +0.69 km · θ 0.032°
published 10:38 AM UTC
Nearest raised
The least distance read on the pair fell to this.
25.31 km · 78.1 km a day later · Δa +0.70 km · θ 0.032°
published 10:38 AM UTC
Nearest raised
The least distance read on the pair fell to this.
7.94 km · 98.0 km a day later · Δa +0.69 km · θ 0.032°
published 5:44 PM UTC
Left raised
A set saw Jilin-1 GaoFen 07B 03 xing moving away from SPNeX. One set raises it; a later one must agree.
227.76 km · 330.0 km a day later · Δa +0.70 km · θ 0.029°
published Oct 4, 2:26 AM UTC
Left confirmed
A later set agreed: Jilin-1 GaoFen 07B 03 xing had left SPNeX.
260.19 km · 362.3 km a day later · Δa +0.71 km · θ 0.028°
The moves
Each move is a change the detector read between two of an object’s element sets, beyond what drag and the Earth’s shape do: the speed change it implies, the change of height and the change of the orbit’s plane.
Reported elsewhere
No report elsewhere names this rendezvous yet.
Every verdict as numbers
| Stage | State | Set epoch (UTC) | Published (UTC) | Distance | A day later | Δa | θ | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same plane | seen | 2026-09-19 03:37:53 | 2026-09-19 08:26:38 | +0.63 km | 0.0615° | |||
| Same height | seen | 2026-09-19 03:37:53 | 2026-09-19 08:26:38 | 1,183.01 km | +0.63 km | 0.0615° | ||
| Beside | raised | 2026-09-30 11:53:50 | 2026-09-30 18:23:42 | 83.86 km | 19.36 km | +0.70 km | 0.0328° | |
| Beside | confirmed | 2026-09-30 13:29:11 | 2026-09-30 18:23:42 | 77.53 km | 25.62 km | +0.69 km | 0.0331° | |
| Nearest | raised | 2026-09-30 18:15:54 | 2026-10-01 03:40:59 | 57.68 km | 45.29 km | +0.70 km | 0.0325° | |
| Nearest | raised | 2026-09-30 23:02:21 | 2026-10-01 03:40:59 | 38.17 km | 65.04 km | +0.69 km | 0.0324° | |
| Nearest | raised | 2026-10-01 02:13:28 | 2026-10-01 10:38:47 | 25.31 km | 78.10 km | +0.70 km | 0.0318° | |
| Nearest | raised | 2026-10-01 07:00:00 | 2026-10-01 10:38:47 | 7.94 km | 98.05 km | +0.69 km | 0.0318° | |
| Left | raised | 2026-10-03 14:43:28 | 2026-10-03 17:44:47 | 227.76 km | 329.97 km | +0.70 km | 0.0286° | |
| Left | confirmed | 2026-10-03 22:40:32 | 2026-10-04 02:26:59 | 260.19 km | 362.30 km | +0.71 km | 0.0277° |
Δa is the semi-major axis of the one that moved less the other’s; θ is the angle between the two orbits’ planes. A day later is where the set puts the two 24 hours on, with no further manoeuvre. An exclusion tag on any of this rendezvous’s verdicts would keep it off the list; the pair’s other rendezvous are judged on their own.