Coverage of the 4 SJ-11 satellites to-day at 1043UTC
According to article up thread these are early warning satellites then?
According to article up thread these are early warning satellites then?
"According to the Chinese media, this mission involved an “experimental satellite” (...).
However, some observers noted that the Shijian-11 series could be related with a constellation of operational early warning satellites."
According to article up thread these are early warning satellites then?
"According to the Chinese media, this mission involved an “experimental satellite” (...).
However, some observers noted that the Shijian-11 series could be related with a constellation of operational early warning satellites."
The orbits suggest the early warning theory?
According to article up thread these are early warning satellites then?
"According to the Chinese media, this mission involved an “experimental satellite” (...).
However, some observers noted that the Shijian-11 series could be related with a constellation of operational early warning satellites."
The orbits suggest the early warning theory?
I'd be very skeptical about any early warning constellation in LEO. This is generally not done, as you need a very large number of satellites to get the necessary coverage and temporal resolution. No one else has gone the route of early warning in LEO, so I think there would need to be some significant evidence showing why China would go that route.
However, they still may be IR satellites doing imaging or tracking. That's perfectly feasible and something several other countries are doing. But it's very different from early warning.
According to article up thread these are early warning satellites then?
"According to the Chinese media, this mission involved an “experimental satellite” (...).
However, some observers noted that the Shijian-11 series could be related with a constellation of operational early warning satellites."
The orbits suggest the early warning theory?
I'd be very skeptical about any early warning constellation in LEO. This is generally not done, as you need a very large number of satellites to get the necessary coverage and temporal resolution. No one else has gone the route of early warning in LEO, so I think there would need to be some significant evidence showing why China would go that route.
However, they still may be IR satellites doing imaging or tracking. That's perfectly feasible and something several other countries are doing. But it's very different from early warning.
Thanks. The article didn't add up for me once I saw the orbits that's why I questioned it.
Not sure if this is a real image of SJ-11(05)
Not sure if this is a real image of SJ-11(05)
It is not an image of SJ-11 - it is the US STSS early warning satellite.
Not sure if this is a real image of SJ-11(05)
It is not an image of SJ-11 - it is the US STSS early warning satellite.
Thank you for clarification.