What Happened
Secretive Spacecraft Deploys Unknown Object During Fourth Mission
China’s secretive spaceplane has released an object into orbit during its ongoing fourth mission, according to commercial space surveillance firm LeoLabs. The spacecraft, launched on a Long March 2F rocket, raised its orbit to a roughly circular 593-kilometer altitude before deploying the unknown object. The detection of the object follows a pattern of China’s spaceplane releasing subsatellites after reaching orbit. This was reported by SpaceNews.