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                        China sends experimental Shiyan-30 satellites into orbit as launch cadence intensifies
                        30 Sep 2025 07:25 GMT
                        
                           …  a new set of experimental satellites into orbit late Sunday, capping an …  validate new space technologies in orbit. 
                          Satellites in the series appear to … ) and (02). Shiyan-10 satellites, meanwhile, entered Molniya orbits. 
                          Shiyan-12 (02) was …
                         
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                        Chinese spacecraft image Maxar remote sensing and U.S. early warning satellites
                        24 Sep 2025 01:11 GMT
                        
                           …  a pair of suspected inspector satellites orbiting the geostationary belt (GEO), 35 … .5 degrees. Orbiting around 800 km above GEO, the satellite is drifting … , while the Shiyan-10 designation satellites entered Molniya orbits.
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                        Satellite Records Destruction of Russian Ammunition Depot in Bohdanivka
                        22 Sep 2025 18:42 GMT
                        
                          Satellite images have confirmed the destruction  …  Donetsk region.
                          UAVs such as Molniya, Boomerang, Vandal Novgorod, Gorynych, and …
                         
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                        China launches experimental Shiyan-29 to GEO, commercial Ceres-1 carries 3 satellites
                        05 Sep 2025 21:39 GMT
                        
                           …  to geosynchronous orbit and three further satellites into polar orbits.
                          The first …  new space technologies in orbit. These satellites may act as precursors …  and (02). Shiyan-10 satellites, meanwhile, entered Molniya orbits. The previous Shiyan mission …
                         
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                        China adds to classified TJS, Yaogan satellite series with two launches
                        13 May 2025 00:20 GMT
                        
                           …  the satellite.
                          The TJS series mainly operates in geostationary orbit (GEO …  has 17 main TJS satellites in orbit, with no apparent TJS … -8 satellite, and the latest  … ), in a highly elliptical, Molniya-like orbit, and TJS-3, launched …
                         
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                        China launches 6 classified experimental satellites with Long March 6A
                        19 Apr 2025 14:45 GMT
                        
                           …  sent six experimental Shiyan series satellites into orbit late Friday Eastern, using …  834 by 990 km orbit.
                          Many Shiyan satellites operate in low Earth …  and 02. Shiyan-10 satellites, meanwhile, entered Molniya orbits.
                          The 50-meter-long …
                         
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                        China launches TJS-17, expanding classified geostationary satellite series
                        11 Apr 2025 05:34 GMT
                        
                           …  subset of classified, experimental satellites bound for geosynchronous orbit.
                          A Long March …  now has 16 main TJS satellites in orbit, with no apparent TJS … ), in a highly elliptical, Molniya-like orbit, and TJS-3, launched in …
                         
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                        Detecting satellite orbit anomalies requires human intelligence
                        06 Sep 2024 18:59 GMT
                         …  most of the time. Molniya orbits hang over high latitudes more … cannot perceive anomalous satellite operations without intelligence. Some satellite maneuvers are  … operates and manages virtually all satellites. When we anticipate unannounced maneuvers … 
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                        Space Force Payload Launches Aboard Allied Satellite in Historic First
                        12 Aug 2024 22:21 GMT
                         … Norway ASBM mission to Molniya transfer orbit https:/… still on orbit, hosted by two classified satellites, according to … have the satellites and their payloads on orbit by early … of two Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission satellites carrying payloads for … 
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                        SpaceX launches two satellites for Arctic broadband mission
                        12 Aug 2024 02:19 GMT
                        
                           … state-owned enterprise that provides satellite communication services and infrastructure for … high-latitude areas.
                          Each ASBM satellite carries multiple payloads, including  … 
                          Both satellites were to be inserted into a Molniya highly elliptical transfer orbit …