The spy balloon shot down on Saturday had 'multiple antennas to include an array likely capable of collecting and geolocating communications', according to a US State Department spokesperson
The spy balloon shot down on Saturday had ‘multiple antennas to include an array likely capable of collecting and geolocating communications’, according to a US State Department spokesperson (Pictures: US Navy/MEGA/REX)

The suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down had ‘multiple antennas’ and solar panels capable of collecting intelligence, according to the US.

It had ‘multiple antennas to include an array likely capable of collecting and geolocating communications’, said a US State Department spokesperson on Thursday.

The balloon taken down on Saturday also had solar panels that were large enough to ‘operate multiple active intelligence collection sensors’, said the official, according to Axios.

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