China Starts Playing “Positionless Hockey” in GEO
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…
9 reports match “Shiyan-12 (SY-12) 01”. Browse every relevant article across the Integrity Flash archive.
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…
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…
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…
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…
17 Apr 2024: On 23 Dec 2021 (another Christmas present) China launched a LM-7A from Wenchang containing two experimental satellites, Shiyan-12 01 and Shiyan-12 02. After launch China…
13 Jul: It's that time again. China increased the average altitude of its SY-12 02 (50322) inspector satellite ~74km. As a result the satellite changed from drifting East…
25 Oct: One of China's suspected inspection satellites, Shiyan- 12 01 (SH-12 01/50321) came within 50km of Indonesia's BRISAT (41591). At the point of closest approach the lighting…
22 Nov: As we've noted before , China's Shiyan-12 (SY-12) 01 and 02 satellites are traversing the GEO belt and may be conducting some inspection mission. On 22…
26 Nov: Shiyan-12 02 (SY-12 01/50322), which has been rumored to be the Chinese version of GSSAP , lowered its altitude (SMA) on ~26 Nov 2024 as it…