Shi Jian 17 beside Shi Jian 20
A satellite of China Satellite Communications Corp. Group (China Satcom) came up beside a satellite of China Satellite Communications Corp. Group (China Satcom), as its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- Jan 29, 2020
- to Apr 6, 2020
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit
The one that moved
Shi Jian 17
China Satellite Communications Corp. Group (China Satcom), CN
41838 · 2016-065A · launched Nov 3, 2016
The one it came up to
Shi Jian 20
China Satellite Communications Corp. Group (China Satcom), CN
44910 · 2019-097A · launched Dec 27, 2019
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- Jan 29, 2020 to Apr 6, 2020
- BesideJan 29, 2020
- held orbit near SJ-20, 29 Jan to 6 Apr 2020
- LeftApr 6, 2020
- 29 Jan to 6 Apr 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 |