Shotgunner51
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These two newly launched sats are PLASSF assets in GEO, then an "interesting" event took place earlier this month. US Space Force satellite USA 270 drifted East just below the GEO belt during its operations and came within their vicinity, PLASSF picked up on the approach & immediately moved both SY-12 sats quickly in synchronicity.December 23, the CZ-7A carrier rocket took off at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China, lifting the Shiyan-12 satellites 01 and 02 into the sky , And then the satellite entered the scheduled orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success.
The Shiyan-12 satellites 01 and 02 are two 3-ton satellites developed by the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Limited.
“What we’re showing here is counterspace technology. So, they’re (China) kind of employing a tactic, technique & procedure, or TTP, as it’s known by the U.S. Department of Defense, and are showing that they’ve got the exquisite, timely and responsive SSA (Space Situational Awareness) to understand events that are unfolding.” COMSPOC
Do expect more such "encounters" in the coming days, if not direct conflicts. PLASSF has multiple ASAT options for lower orbits like land-based HQ-19, sea-based HQ-26 (deployed on Type 055) and others, but so far only one land-based DN-2/3 to target GEO. Beefing up co-orbital ASAT capabilities at GEO is our next focus.
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