# Crescent Group

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-17**: Latest Yagong imagery captured — Vantor captures the latest satellite image revealing three-pronged structures on Yagong Island, resembling early warning radar facilities.
- **2026-08**: Antelope Reef first phase completed — Reuters reports that China completed the first phase of construction at Antelope Reef, its suspected largest South China Sea military base.
- **2026-04**: Additional Yagong construction observed — Further construction activity is visible on Yagong Island in Vantor imagery from April 2026.
- **2026-03**: Construction begins on Yagong Island — Vantor satellite imagery shows construction starting on Yagong Island in March 2026.
- **1974**: China seizes the Paracels — China occupied the Paracels after seizing them from the navy of the former South Vietnam.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Satellite Images Show New Radar Build on Yagong, 14km From 6km Base
2026-08-25 15:37:35 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Commercial satellite imagery from Vantor reveals three-pronged structures on Yagong Island, 14 km from China's 6 km Antelope Reef base in the Paracels, suggesting an early warning radar build-out. For defense and GEOINT audiences, the discovery highlights how open-source imagery is exposing Beijing's layered militarization of the South China Sea.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/china-antelope-reef-yagong-radar-satellite

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