Shi Jian 23 beside WGS SV-7
A satellite of Strategic Support Troops came up beside a satellite of US Air Force Space and Missile Center, 70 km away at the nearest its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- May 7, 2026
- no source states the end
- Closest stated
- 70 km
- May 7, 2026
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit, over 175.0° E
The one it came up to
WGS SV-7
US Air Force Space and Missile Center, United States
40746 · 2015-036A · launched Jul 24, 2015
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- from May 7, 2026
- Closest statedMay 7, 2026
- came within 70km of one another at ~0230-0240Z on 7 May 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | Tracker | Integrity ISR, Integrity Flash issue 145, 18 May 2026, quoting the Joint Commercial Operations cell |