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U.S. Space Force Highlights Chinese Development of ‘High Ground’ Systems

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U.S. Space Force Highlights Chinese Development of ‘High Ground’ Systems
Pictured is the containerized Lockheed Martin Global Positioning Satellite IIIA, Space Vehicle 08, before its loading onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Apr. 1 for a trip from Buckley Space Force Base, Colo. to Florida for an upcoming launch (U.S. Space Force Photo)

China's development of "high ground" space systems, including anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons, that can reach geosynchronous orbit 23,000 miles above Earth is a concern for the U.S. Space Force (USSF). "The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency assesses the PLA [People's Liberation Army] probably intends to field ASAT weapons able to reach up to geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) at 36,000 km," according to a USSF Space Threat Fact Sheet posted by the National Security Space Association. "China is developing satellite 'inspection and repair'…

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