Photo: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences · CC BY 4.0
Mission
Government/Top Secret · SSO
Chinese experimental satellite claimed to be for "Earth observation & environmental management" purposes, details not known.
What it put in orbit
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIJIAN-26 (SJ-26) 2025-115A | Payload | 480 × 503 km · 97.5° | Globe |
| CZ-4B DEB 2025-115B | Debris | re-entered 2026-07-24 | |
| CZ-4B R/B 2025-115C | Rocket body | re-entered 2025-10-06 |
COSPAR ID 2025-115 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).