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BeiDou-2, second generation validation satellite 2 Compass-G2 14 April 2009 16:16 Xichang, LC-2 Long March 3C: N/A GEO drifting Retired: BeiDou-2 - Sent to GEO graveyard Orbit by Shijian-21 space Debris mitigation satellite or orbital servicing vehicle in January 2022. [10] 3 Compass-G1 16 January 2010 16:12 Xichang, LC-2 Long March 3C: N/A GEO ...
Shijian-18 was a Chinese communications and technology demonstration satellite developed and launched by the China Academy of Space Technology on 2 July 2017. It was the maiden flight of the DHF-5 satellite bus, which is designed with 16-year lifespan. Shijian-18 carried 18 experiments on board involving communications and space telescopes.
Hongtu-2 12 (Huanggang-2) 宏图二号12 (黄冈二号) Sun-synchronous: Zhuzhou Space Interstellar Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. Earth observation/SAR Also known as PIESAT-2 (see 9 November 2024 CZ-2C launch). Part of 16-satellites constellation of X-band radar satellites for SAR imaging 20 December 2024 15:12 [210] Long March 3B: Y99 Xichang ...
[2] [4] [5] [6] Later, Shiyan 7 shifted to rendezvous with Shijian 7 (of unknown mission) with whom it maintained proximity from 19 to 20 August 2013 until it maneuvered into a 5 km lower orbit. [ 4 ] [ 7 ] Drawing further suspicion, around 19 October 2013, Shiyan 7 maneuvered to a 1 km higher orbit and released a previously untracked object ...
Shijian-21 [ edit ] In December 2021 - January 2022, China's Shijian-21 space debris mitigation satellite has docked with the defunct Beidou-2 G2 navigation satellite to drastically alter its geostationary orbit, demonstrating capabilities only previously exhibited by the United States.
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Research indicates that the patch is rapidly accumulating. [14] The patch is believed to have increased "10-fold each decade" since 1945. [16] The gyre contains approximately six pounds of plastic for every pound of plankton. [17] A similar patch of floating plastic debris is found in the Atlantic Ocean, called the North Atlantic garbage patch.