Shi Jian 17 beside Telkom-3S
A satellite of China Satellite Communications Corp. Group (China Satcom) came up beside a satellite of PT Telecommunications of Indonesia, as its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- Oct 9, 2017
- to Jan 11, 2018
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit, over 118.0° E
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
Telkom-3S
PT Telecommunications of Indonesia, ID
41944 · 2017-007A · launched Feb 14, 2017
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- Oct 9, 2017 to Jan 11, 2018
- BesideOct 9, 2017
- Held orbit near Telkom 6S, 9 Oct 2017 to 11 Jan 2018
- LeftJan 11, 2018
- 9 Oct 2017 to 11 Jan 2018
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 |