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China’s Shijian-21 spacecraft towed a dead satellite high above graveyard orbit

Written by  Andrew Jones Thursday, 27 January 2022 19:00
Visualization of a near encounter in geostationary orbit between USA 270 and Chinese satellites Shiyan-12 (01, 02).

China’s Shijian-21 space debris mitigation satellite has docked with a defunct Chinese satellite to drastically alter its geostationary orbit, demonstrating capabilities only previously exhibited by the United States.