SciencePhoto: NDTV WorldUS Releases Photo of Chinese Shenlong Space Plane Deploying Objects
The US Defence Intelligence Agency released a detailed 2024 photograph of China's secretive Shenlong space plane, taken by a Maxar Technologies satellite from 90 km away. Shenlong, active for six years, orbits Earth deploying unidentified objects in low Earth orbit. The image shows Shenlong docked to another satellite with solar panels deployed and its payload door open, aiding researchers in studying its capabilities.
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