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China's Shenlong space plane releases mystery object in orbit, surveillance firm reports

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Brett Tingley

7d ago· 4 min readenNews

Summary

China's Shenlong space plane, on its fourth classified mission launched in February 2026, has been observed releasing a mystery object in orbit. The commercial space surveillance firm LeoLabs detected the object deployment at 02:30 UTC on June 22, 2026, noting that this activity is consistent with sub-satellite deployments conducted by the space plane in previous missions. The objectives of the Shenlong mission remain undisclosed to the public.

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Twitter / XChina's Shenlong space plane releases mystery object in orbit, surveillance firm reportsspace.com

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This activity is consistent with sub-satellite deployments conducted by the space plane in previous missions
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"This activity is consistent with sub-satellite deployments conducted by the space plane in previous missions," private space surveillance company LeoLabs wrote after detecting the object.

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