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During the construction phase of the station in 2021, according to documents filed by China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and reported by Reuters, the station had two "close encounters" with SpaceX's Starlink satellites on 1 July and 21 October, with the station conducting evasive adjustment ...
TJS satellites are manufactured by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) and launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) in China's southern Sichuan Province. TJS is likely the cover name for multiple geostationary military satellite programs and should not be confused with the similarly named Shiyan satellite program. [1]
The core module of the Tiangong space station, the Tianhe ("Harmony of the Heavens") was finally launched on 29 April 2021 marking the start of the Tiangong Space program deployment. China launched its first space laboratory, Tiangong-1, on 29 September 2011. Following Tiangong-1, a more advanced space laboratory complete with cargo spacecraft ...
This space force is estimated by the Military Balance 2024 [12] to be around 245 satellites, plus perhaps some dual-use civilian satellites. As is common in all countries with significant space forces, exact data on China's military satellites' functions is hard to come by.
China says it launched a rocket Tuesday carrying a constellation of a reported 18 satellites as part of efforts to assert its presence in space. The satellites were carried aboard a Long March-6 ...
Beijing also is developing ground or space-based high-powered lasers to destroy or damage enemy satellites. U.S. commanders worry about China waging cyberattacks on satellites that could steal the ...
Gen. Chance Saltzman, head of the US military's space operations, warned of China's threat in orbit. He said he was more worried about China than the risk of Russian nuclear weapons in space.
It was reported by Reuters on 21 September 2020 that SSC decided not to renew its contracts with China to help operate Chinese satellites from SSC's ground stations, or seek new business with China. [12] In late 2020, the Kashgar ground station was upgraded from one single 35-meter antenna to an antenna array consisting of four 35-meter ...