Issue 147Launch · China
China: TJS-25 Launched
China launched an LM-5 with extended fairing carrying TJS-25 (69474) from Wenchang. Per official sources, it reached the planned orbit and “will be mainly used to carry out…
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China launched an LM-5 with extended fairing carrying TJS-25 (69474) from Wenchang. Per official sources, it reached the planned orbit and “will be mainly used to carry out…
After ~10 days in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), Chinese operators circularized TJS-24 (69235) and parked it in GEO at 90.3°E. With inclination near 0°, it is effectively geostationary.…
A paired Shijian-29 test system has tightened its formation in the geostationary belt to roughly 30–35 km — the closest the two have flown — while the U.S.…
26 May 2026: China launched a Long March-7A with TJS-24 (69235) from Wenchang. According to official sources, the satellite entered the preset orbit successfully and “will be mainly…
A 2026 CSIS report argues China is changing the way it operates in geosynchronous orbit (GEO), turning what used to look like a quiet parking lot into something…
7 May 2026: Chinese space operators increased the average altitude of SJ-23 (55131) ~105km to reverse its eastward drift. The maneuvers occurred as the satellite approached 175°E Longitude,…
13 May 2026: China maneuvered TJS-3 (43874) into position to observe one of its GEO-based imagery satellites, Gaofen-13 02 (55912). Thank you for the heads up Nathan Parrot…
1 May 2026: TJS-10 (58204) increased its SMA ~52.4km from 28-30 April. The maneuver halted TJS-10's eastward drift and the satellite is now maintaining its position at 92.4°…
17 Apr 2026: Over the next 2-3 weeks both USA 325 and TJS-10 will pass through Cosmos 2589's orbit. As we began reporting in November 2025, Cosmos 2589…
5 Apr 2026: Suspected Chinese inspector satellite Shiyan-12 02 (50322) passed ~71km of Iran’s new GEO satellite Jam e Jam 1 (67757). The fly-by opportunity occurred at ~34°E…
29 Mar 2026: On ~15 Mar 2026 USA 324 (51280), a US GSSAP inspector satellite, arrived in vicinity of SJ-29A & 29B (67302 & 67303) at ~73.0°E longitude.…
4 Apr 2026: From 30 Mar - 1 Apr Chinese space operators decreased the SMA for TJS-10 (58204) nearly 200km. The maneuver reversed TJS-10's ~1.9°/day westward drift and…
21 Mar 2026: At ~1550Z on 20 Mar, TJS-10 (58204) and TJS-3 (43874) passed one another in GEO over ~91.5°E longitude. Neither satellite maneuvered (at least as of…
17 Mar 2026: As predicted in the 19 Jan Flash , China decreased the average altitude of its SY-12 02 (50322) inspector satellite ~100km. As a result the…
3 Mar 2026: We last updated SJ-29A/B (67302 & 67303) in the 2 Feb 2026 Flash . Recall, at that time the pair had settled into GEO at…
4 Mar 2026: SJ-21 (49330) and SJ-25 (62485) remain separated by ~560-640km with SJ-21 located to the east of SJ-25. The two orbits are plane-matched and the vast…
5 Mar 2026: As noted in the last edition of the Flash , Chinese space operators maneuvered both TJS-10 (58204) and TJS-3 (43874) in early February resulting in…
15 Feb 2026: As noted in the last edition of the Flash , on 3-4 Feb Chinese space operators increased the SMA of TJS-10 (58204) and initiated a…
15 Jan 2026: In a recent Satellite Markets and Research article , (Friend of the Flash) Blaine Curcio provided an excellent look a the rapidly evolving satellite communications…
6 Feb 2026: As we noted in the previous flash, SJ-21 (49330) and SJ-25 (62485) exited RPO conditions in mid-January. They are now approximately 600km apart with SJ-21…
7 Feb 2026: On 3 Feb 2026 Chinesespace operators increased the SMA of TJS-10 (58204)?~140km and initiated a 1.8°/day westward drift. TJS-10 had been at 173.0° E longitude…
30 Dec 2025: China launched Long March-7A with the Shijian-29A and Shijian-29B satellites (67302 & 67303) from Wenchang. According to official sources, the satellites entered the preset orbit…
31 Dec 2025: As noted in the 21 Dec 2025 Flash, China launched a Long March-5 with the TJS-23 (67226) satellite from Wenchang on 20 Dec 2025. We…
12 Jan 2026: It’s that time again. China increased the average altitude of its SY-12 01 (50321) inspector satellite ~91km. As a result the satellite changed from drifting…