Chinese satellite performs landmark refuelling test in low Earth orbit
A Chinese commercial satellite has completed a refuelling test in low Earth orbit using a flexible “octopus tentacle”…
Can China commercial satellite’s ‘octopus tentacle’ pass low-orbit refuel test?
China has followed last year’s secretive high-orbit satellite-to-satellite refuelling test with another in-orbit servicing mission that is aimed…
Chinese satellite forces 4,400 of its Starlink rivals into lower altitude: study
A team of researchers in China has claimed that a recent near-miss between a Chinese satellite and one…
China’s Shenzhou 20 debris crisis: a catalyst for space war – or peace?
A tiny piece of debris triggered the most serious mishap at China’s Tiangong space station since it became…
China’s Shijian satellite pair appears to dock in orbit for historic refuelling mission
Two Chinese satellites may have docked in geostationary orbit for a historic refuelling mission, an autonomous satellite servicing…