“The lights are thought to be from a remote-sensing altimeter satellite ICESAT-2/43613” — a NASA craft, the agency said.
The satellite’s laser pulses are also bright green, which was why scientists likely initially determined that the lights stemmed from the craft. However the Chinese satellite has similar laser technology and its trajectory matched to wear the lasers were spotted, the news outlet reported.
The US shot down a massive Chinese surveillance balloon on Feb. 4 off of the coast of South Carolina after it flew across the entire North American continent — including over sensitive military areas.another high-altitude “object” flying at 40,000 feet over the frozen waters off Alaska. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters that the object was about the size of a car — much smaller than the balloon shot down last week, which was the size of three buses.over Canada’s Yukon Territory after it violated Canadian airspace, Canadian and US officials confirmed.
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