Tag: Inspector Satellite

  • Shijian-31 Sweeps GEO in an Orbit Never Seen Before

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    Is China’s Shijian-31 the First Satellite Designed to Surveil the Entire GEO Belt? A 50 meters-per-second retrograde burn at perigee is all that separates China’s Shijian-31 from passing directly through geostationary orbit (GEO) — the orbital band hosting the world’s most strategically valuable communications, missile warning, and intelligence satellites. Launched June 16, 2026 on a…