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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Anthony Cuthbertson

FOUND: Chinas top secret space plane revealed in rare unclassified image | Mind Blowing Facts

China's Shenlong space plane was pictured by an imaging satellite in 2024 - (Maxar Technologies/ DIA)

The US has unclassified an image of a top secret Chinese space plane currently orbiting the Earth.

China’s Shenlong spacecraft was first photographed in 2024 by a commercial imaging satellite, but a full-resolution image was only made available in a new Pentagon report on space threats.

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