Shi Jian 17 beside Apstar 6
A satellite of China Satellite Communications Corp. Group (China Satcom) came up beside a satellite of Asia Pacific Telecom, as its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- Apr 25, 2020
- to Aug 7, 2020
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit, over 163.2° E
The one that moved
Shi Jian 17
China Satellite Communications Corp. Group (China Satcom), CN
41838 · 2016-065A · launched Nov 3, 2016
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- Apr 25, 2020 to Aug 7, 2020
- BesideApr 25, 2020
- Held orbit near (brief close approaches) Apstar 6 and Yamal 202, 25 Apr to 7 Aug 2020
- LeftAug 7, 2020
- 25 Apr to 7 Aug 2020
The detector was not yet running: it reads low Earth orbit since April 2026 and the geostationary belt since October 2026.
Reported elsewhere
Who else said these two were together, earliest first.
| Said on | Who | What |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2022 | Institute | Thomas G. Roberts, CSIS data repository, SJ-17 |