China has put a strange object into orbit: no one knows what it is and if it poses any kind of threat

The United States has once again detected signs of a new Chinese object that has entered orbit a day after canceling the launch of its “spy plane.”

China is one of the most secretive countries when it comes to national security, but the United States is monitoring the object that has entered orbit. The reason for this operation, which began on May 24, is still unknown.

Jonathan McDowell is the astrophysicist who has detected the top-secret space plane and speculation has not been long in coming. Some experts say he may be part of a subsatellite deployment or a piece of hardware that they have ejected before the plane finishes its mission.

McDowell is a researcher at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University and has shared his discovery on his X account.

The spacecraft known as Shenlong was launched in December last year and has since been releasing objects that have entered orbit. China has not revealed much information about this aircraft, but the Asian country assures that Its sole purpose is to provide technical support for the peaceful use of space..

Detection of a new object in orbit coincides with the cancellation of the flight of the United States “spy plane”. The head of the country’s Space Forces has assured that it is not a coincidence, collects Email Online.

Nobody knows what that strange object that China just put into orbit is

Chance Saltzman, chief of operations of the United States Space Force, points to a premeditated strategy on the part of the Chinese government. The Asian country’s aircraft had gone unnoticed until the cancellation of the US mission.

Amateur astronomer Scott Tilley has also observed the Chinese mission for months with the ejection of a total of six objects. All of them have emitted signals that have been detected in North America.

Tilley claims that one of the signals pointed to a ground station and another to a ship near British Columbia (Canada). The aircraft It does not emit signals in higher elevation areas and has a tendency to direct its communications to the southwest..

The Chinese aircraft is currently on its third mission. U.S. officials say It is similar to the X-37B that the United States launched on December 29, 2023. The X-37B mission could be extended until June 2026 so China could follow a similar strategy.

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