What Happened
Beijing Expands Intelligence Capabilities with Latest Launch
China has launched two secretive TJS-27 satellites into a new orbital regime, expanding its intelligence capabilities. The launch, which also included an upgraded Tianlian relay satellite, was carried out via a Long March 6A rocket. The TJS satellites have no public mission description, but past members of the series have been linked to signals intelligence and missile-warning experiments. This development was first reported by SpaceNews.