Shi Jian 17 beside Zhongxing 6A
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
- Jun 20, 2017
- to Sep 29, 2017
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit, over 125.0° 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
Zhongxing 6A
China Satellite Communications Corp. Group (China Satcom), CN
37150 · 2010-042A · launched Sep 4, 2010
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- Jun 20, 2017 to Sep 29, 2017
- BesideJun 20, 2017
- parked beside Chinasat 6A, 20 Jun to 29 Sep 2017
- LeftSep 29, 2017
- 20 Jun to 29 Sep 2017
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, "Unusual Behavior in GEO: SJ-17", CSIS Aerospace Security Project data repository, last updated 1 September 2022 |