Shi Jian 17 beside Zhongxing 6B
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
- Dec 25, 2019
- to Jan 27, 2020
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit, over 115.5° 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 6B
China Satellite Communications Corp. Group (China Satcom), CN
31800 · 2007-031A · launched Jul 5, 2007
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- Dec 25, 2019 to Jan 27, 2020
- BesideDec 25, 2019
- 25 Dec 2019 to 27 Jan 2020
- LeftJan 27, 2020
- 25 Dec 2019 to 27 Jan 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 |