Shi Jian 23 beside SJ-23 adapter
A satellite of Strategic Support Troops came up beside a rocket stage of Strategic Support Troops, 10 km away at the nearest its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- Jan 15, 2023
- no source states the end
- Closest stated
- 10 km
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit
The one it came up to
SJ-23 adaptername not yet certain
Strategic Support Troops, CN
55180 · 2023-002C · launched Jan 8, 2023
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- from Jan 15, 2023
- BesideJan 15, 2023
- an object released about 15 January 2023 stayed within 10 km through January and February 2023
- Closest stated
- within 10 km
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Institute | Victoria Samson, SWF Chinese RPO fact sheet, 12 June 2026, p. 5; Andrew Jones, Space.com, 24 January 2023 |