China’s SJ-21 satellite functions as a Space Tug
Apr 4, 2024
China’s ShiJian-21 (SJ-21) satellite “appears to be functioning as a space tug,” according to a new analysis by commercial space monitoring company ExoAnalytic Solutions. The satellite towed a failed Beidou navigation satellite from a crowded geosynchronous orbit (GEO) and sent into a “graveyard orbit.”
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