X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 Mission

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7, a top secret US spaceship, successfully completed a 434-day mission in orbit and landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It performed an innovative aerobraking manoeuvre and tested space domain awareness technology.

China's Secret Spaceplane Ejects Object into Orbit

China's secret spaceplane ejected an unknown object into orbit after 166 days circling Earth. The object, catalogued as 59884, is speculated to be a subsatellite or a test object. The spacecraft, dubbed CSSHQ, is reusable and is seen as China's rival to the US' X-37B spaceplane.