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I did some rough calculations using some online tools to determine the distance between the X-37B and Tiangong-1 and as far as I can tell they're on opposite si
by davidklemke 15y ago
I did some rough calculations using some online tools to determine the distance between the X-37B and Tiangong-1 and as far as I can tell they're on opposite sides of the earth to each other. I'd also hazard a guess that the USA has far better tools both on the ground and in orbit to track Tiangong-1 than the X-37B, especially with its rather limited payload capability.
Full blog post if you're interested: http://www.therefinedgeek.com.au/index.php/2012/01/06/is-the-x-37b-tracking-chinas-efforts-in-space/ http://www.therefinedgeek.com.au/index.php/2012/01/06/is-the...