Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 10 beside Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 3
A satellite of Strategic Support Troops came up beside a satellite of China Aerospace Corp, 25 km away at the nearest its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- Nov 9, 2023
- to Nov 12, 2024
- Closest stated
- 25 km
- May 16, 2024
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit, over 173.3° E
The one that moved
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 10
Strategic Support Troops, CN
58204 · 2023-169A · launched Nov 3, 2023
The one it came up to
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 3
China Aerospace Corp, CN
43874 · 2018-110A · launched Dec 24, 2018
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- Nov 9, 2023 to Nov 12, 2024
- BesideNov 9, 2023
- TJS-10 settled at 173.3 E by 9 November 2023 next to TJS-3 at 173.5 E; about a year of coordinated manoeuvres in close proximity (under 50 km)
- Closest statedMay 16, 2024
- CSIS: TJS-10 came within 25 kilometers of another Chinese satellite in GEO, TJS-3, on May 16, 2024
- LeftNov 11, 2024 to Nov 12, 2024
- separated around 11 to 12 November 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2026 | Institute | Secure World Foundation, Global Counterspace Capabilities 2026, chapter 3; CSIS Space Threat Assessment 2025, p. 26 |