Chinese Spaceplane Releases Six Signal-Emitting Objects Over North America
Amateur Astronomer Suggests Signals Could Indicate Hidden Ground Station on West Coast
- China's top-secret spaceplane, Shenlong, has released six mysterious objects into Earth's orbit, which are emitting strong signals, particularly over North America.
- Amateur astronomer and satellite tracker Scott Tilley speculates that the strong signals could indicate a clandestine ground station on the west coast of North America or on a ship off the coast.
- The objects, designated OBJECT A through F by the US Department of Defense, are being tracked by the US Space Force.
- Objects D and E emit radio signals with 'idle filler', while Object B is 'very bright' and could be the upper stage of the Long March 2F rocket that lifted the plane into orbit.
- This is the third time China's secretive spaceplane has released objects in orbit over its three missions, with the purpose of these missions and the objects still unknown.