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  2. Anti-satellite weapon - Wikipedia

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    US intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) satellites orbit at about 800 km (500 mi) high and move at 7.5 km/s (4.7 mi/s), so if conflict was to break out between the United States and China, a Chinese Intermediate-range ballistic missile would need to compensate for 1350 km (840 mi) of movement in the three minutes it takes to ...

  3. 2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test - Wikipedia

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    On 11 January 2007, China conducted an anti-satellite missile test. A Chinese weather satellite—the FY-1C (COSPAR 1999-025A) polar orbit satellite of the Fengyun series, at an altitude of 865 kilometres (537 mi), with a mass of 750 kilograms (1,650 lb) [1] —was destroyed by a kinetic kill vehicle traveling with a speed of 8 km/s (18,000 mph) in the opposite direction [2] (see Head-on ...

  4. Chinese space program - Wikipedia

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    The space program of the People's Republic of China is about the activities in outer space conducted and directed by the People's Republic of China.The roots of the Chinese space program trace back to the 1950s, when, with the help of the newly allied Soviet Union, China began development of its first ballistic missile and rocket programs in response to the perceived American (and, later ...

  5. How China is challenging the U.S. military’s dominance in space

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    China’s rapidly growing arsenal of anti-satellite weapons could cripple America’s military in a crisis and the U.S. is scrambling to shore up its defenses miles above the Earth.

  6. US agency probes risks of foreign satellite use by handheld ...

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    The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it is investigating if the use of Russian and Chinese foreign satellite systems by U.S. mobile phones and other devices poses security threats ...

  7. ASAT program of China - Wikipedia

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    The 2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test was conducted by China on January 11, 2007. A Chinese weather satellite —the FY-1C polar orbit satellite of the Fengyun series, at an altitude of 865 kilometres (537 mi), with a mass of 750 kg [ 23 ] —was destroyed by a kinetic kill vehicle traveling with a speed of 8 km/s in the opposite ...

  8. China will launch first satellites of constellation to rival ...

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    SSST's plan is to launch 108 satellites this year, 648 satellites by the end of 2025, provide a "global network coverage" by 2027, and get to 15,000 satellites deployed before 2030.

  9. Russia and anti-satellite weapons allegations - Wikipedia

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    According to officials, the United States does not have countermeasures against anti-satellite weapons. [7] On 20 February, Bloomberg News reported that the United States had informed its allies that Russia may attempt to launch a nuclear anti-satellite weapon by the end of the year. [8] Russian president Vladimir Putin denied the claims. [9]