2026-09-27 23:29 UTC
A recently submitted paper claims that the satellite Shijian-25 successfully refueled the BeiDou-2 G7 satellite with 142 kg of room-temp propellant in Feb 2025.
Shijian-25 was launched in Jan 2025. In July 2025, it docked with and reportedly supplied fuel to Shijian-21 in geo orbit. That operation was closely watched around the world, including by U.S. spy satellites that flew in for a closer look.
This report and its timing looks unreliable.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3368579/claims-chinas-beidou-satellite-was-refuelled-orbit-could-change-space-race
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