#shijian21 — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/ie/404249/ Chinese satellite performs landmark refuelling test in low Earth orbit #Beidou #CCTV #China #Earth #Éire #Hukeda2 #HunanUniversityOfScienceAndTechnology #IE #Ireland #Jiuquan #Science #Shijian21 #Shijian25 #Space #SuzhouSanyuanAerospaceTechnology #TsinghuaShenzhenInternationalGraduateSchool #USSpaceForce #Yuxing3

https://www.europesays.com/uk/850702/ Chinese satellite performs landmark refuelling test in low Earth orbit #Beidou #CCTV #China #Earth #Hukeda2 #HunanUniversityOfScienceAndTechnology #Jiuquan #Science #Shijian21 #Shijian25 #Space #SuzhouSanyuanAerospaceTechnology #TsinghuaShenzhenInternationalGraduateSchool #UK #UnitedKingdom #USSpaceForce #Yuxing3

China’s Shijian spacecraft separate after pioneering geosynchronous orbit refueling tests

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/chinas-shijian-spacecraft-separate-after-pioneering-geosynchronous-orbit-refueling-tests/

#China's #spacecraft prepare for orbital refueling test as US surveillance sats lurk nearby
According to footage captured by s2a systems, #satellites, #Shijian21 and #Shijian25, flew into extremely close proximity on both June 13 and 14. Notable, since Shijian-25 was specifically designed to test on-orbit refueling
On-orbit refueling would allow a #satellite to have utility for a much longer period and in fact would enable its operator to maneuver the satellite more often
https://spacenews.com/chinese-spacecraft-prepare-for-orbital-refueling-test-as-us-surveillance-sats-lurk-nearby/

#SCMP:
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China’s landmark orbital refuelling mission: why 2 US spy satellites hover nearby

Shijian-25 is expected to use its robotic arms to latch onto Shijian-21 and replenish its fuel
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3314364/chinas-landmark-orbital-refuelling-mission-why-2-us-spy-satellites-hover-nearby

13.6.2025

#Betankung #China #Raumfahrt #COMSPOC #Robotik #Satelliten #Shijian21 #Shijian25 #SpaceFlight #USA270 #USA271

🇨🇳 #Shijian25 is expected to use its robotic arms to latch onto #Shijian21 and replenish its fuel ⛽. The latter used up much of its propellant in 2022 while towing a defunct #BeiDou navigation satellite 🛰️ into a higher graveyard orbit. @planet4589 said the behaviour of the #American 🇺🇸 satellites was highly uncommon. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3314364/chinas-landmark-orbital-refuelling-mission-why-2-us-spy-satellites-hover-nearby

#SpaceMaintenance