The Chinese government has confirmed that a Chinese spacecraft is in space.
The announcement by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) came as Beijing announced that it has detected an unidentified object on the night of Oct. 11, 2015.
It said the object was a satellite.
The announcement came after the discovery of a satellite in orbit in February, which the PLA said was a U.S. spy satellite.
The announcement came on the eve of an international meeting of the United Nations Security Council, which is scheduled to discuss the North Korean nuclear issue on Wednesday.
China has accused North Korea of attempting to steal a U:S. satellite.