China’s secretive reusable spaceplane has been formally identified in a newly released U.S. intelligence image, providing a clearer view of a spacecraft closely resembling the American Boeing X-37B. The unclassified photograph reveals the Chinese vehicle’s winged configuration, open payload bay, and deployed solar arrays, while leaving its equipment and specific orbital missions undisclosed. Read full Defense Aerospace News at this link …
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| China’s experimental reusable spaceplane pictured in orbit with its payload bay open and solar arrays deployed. DIA published the image in its October 2026 space security report. (Photo: © 2024 Maxar Technologies, now Vantor, via DIA. Graphic: Army Recognition.) |
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