The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) believes China may be
planning to conduct an anti-satellite (ASAT) test sometime this month.
USC China Project Director Gregory Kulacki provides details about the
possible test and its timing in a blog posted today titled “Is January Chinese ASAT Testing Month?”
Background: One hint that China is planning a test is the fact that
it used its interceptor technology to destroy targets in space twice
before—in 2007 and 2010—on January 11. The 2007 test destroyed a defunct
Chinese satellite at an altitude of about 530 miles (850 kilometers
(km)). China used the same technology for a missile defense test in
2010.
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