USA 324 beside Shi Jian 29A
A satellite of United States Space Force came up beside a satellite of Strategic Support Troops, 63 km away at the nearest its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- Mar 14, 2026
- no source states the end
- Closest stated
- 63 km
- Mar 19, 2026
- Orbit
- GEO
- geostationary orbit, over 73.0° E
The one that moved
USA 324
United States Space Force, United States
51280 · 2022-006 · launched Jan 21, 2022
The one it came up to
Shi Jian 29A
Strategic Support Troops, CN
67302 · 2025-315A · launched Dec 30, 2025
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- from Mar 14, 2026
- BesideMar 14, 2026
- USA 324 drifted east and executed two drift-stop burns on 14 March, parking itself at 73.0 E
- Closest statedMar 19, 2026
- By 19 March it had closed to ~63 km range from SJ-29A
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | Tracker | COMSPOC on X, 26 March 2026 |