LeoLabs Catches Chinese Spaceplane Releasing New Object

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LeoLabs detected activity involving China’s spaceplane using its Tracker radar in New Zealand.

Credit: LeoLabs
Commercial space tracker LeoLabs says that China’s reusable spaceplane has released a new object on orbit. The company detected an unknown object in the vicinity of the platform on June 22 at 2:30 UTC (June 21 at 10:30 p.m. EDT), with first observations coming from LeoLabs’ radar in New Zealand, a...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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