"China's Space Plane and US Secret Space Plane Engage in Orbital Showdown"
TL;DR
China's Shenlong space plane has apparently deployed six mysterious objects into Earth orbit, designated as OBJECT A, B, C, D, E, and F. Amateur spacecraft trackers have been monitoring the objects and have recorded emissions from some of them. OBJECT A emits signals similar to those emitted by previous objects released by China's space plane. OBJECT D and E emit intermittent "placeholder" signals. The emissions are believed to come from the objects or close proximity to them. The purpose and nature of these objects remain unknown.
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