Anti Satellite Missile China

Washington reuters a detailed analysis of satellite imagery published monday provides additional evidence that a chinese rocket launch in may 2013 billed as a research mission was actually a.

Anti satellite missile china. Although no asat system has yet been utilised in warfare a few nations have shot down their own satellites to demonstrate their asat capabilities in a show of force. The dn 3 flight test was the eighth time china carried out an anti satellite missile test. One of china s more notable anti satellite test occurred in 2007. The anti satellite missiles are part of what the pentagon calls counterspace.

On 11 january 2007 china conducted an anti satellite missile test. The sc 19 and the larger dn 2. A chinese satellite was struck and destroyed by a kinetic kill vehicle resulting in a large cloud of debris being thrown into. Direct ascent antisatellite missiles are designed to disable or.

The last time china tested a dn 3 anti satellite missile was oct. One of china s more notable anti satellite test occurred in 2007. An earlier test occurred in july 2014 which china also asserted was a missile defense test. A chinese satellite was struck and destroyed by a kinetic kill vehicle resulting in a large cloud of debris being thrown into.

An anti satellite asat weapon destroys or interferes with satellites impeding a nation s ability to collect intelligence or direct attacks. 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 1 was destroyed by a kinetic kill vehicle traveling with a speed of 8 km s in the opposite direction 2 see head on engagement. Anti satellite weapons asat are space weapons designed to incapacitate or destroy satellites for strategic military purposes. Several nations possess operational asat systems.

Chinese anti satellite asat capabilities china has tested two direct ascent antisatellite missiles.