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Chinese spacecraft begin rendezvous and proximity operations in geostationary orbit

Written by  Andrew Jones Monday, 30 June 2025 15:15
Shijian-21 lifting off atop a Long March 3B on Oct. 24, 2021. The Shijian-21 spacecraft later successfully docked with a defunct Chinese satellite to alter its orbit.

China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 are conducting proximity operations for a second time high above the Earth as a precursor to an expected on-orbit refueling test.

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