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Dec. 2, 2024
China’s Different Approach to Space Situational Awareness

This report attempts to answer two questions. First, what do Chinese authors writing in Chinese and English reveal about domestic satellites supporting space situational awareness (SSA). Second, given the available open-source information, in what ways does China’s approach to conducting space-based
April 22, 2024
The PLA’s New Information Support Force

The PLA’s New Information Support Force Dr. Brendan S. Mulvaney On Friday, 19 April, Xi Jinping, Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Chinese Communist Part (CCP), attended a ceremony where he established a new ‘force’ of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Information
Feb. 26, 2024
Coercive Space Activities: The View From PRC Sources

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is developing space technologies, in part, to deter and compel the United States from taking actions that Beijing deems counter to its national security interests. PRC coercive space efforts are intended to achieve effects in, from, and to space. People’s
Jan. 24, 2024
Complexities and Goals of China's Cognitive Warfare Program

Listen to @CASI_Research's Joshua Baughman talk to Andrew Makridis about the complexities and goals of #China's #cognitive warfare program.
Dec. 11, 2023
PLA Counterspace Command and Control

This report started as an effort to answer two questions about each of six counterspace weapon classes typically referenced in unclassified counterspace reports. The weapons discussed in this report include: Direct Assent Antisatellite Missiles, Directed Energy Counterspace Weapons, Terrestrially
Sept. 11, 2023
The PLA’s New Base for Space Situational Awareness—Opportunities and Challenges for the U.S.

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Strategic Support Force (SSF) has established a new base tailored for the military’s space situational awareness (SSA) needs. While the SSF’s Base 26 called the Xi’an Satellite Tracking and Control Center and the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center will
May 8, 2023
China-Russia Space Cooperation: The Strategic, Military, Diplomatic, and Economic Implications of a Growing Relationship

Over the past two decades, the relationship between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia has transitioned from what some described as a relationship of convenience to what both countries now call a “comprehensive strategic partnership.” The growing strategic partnership between China and
Sept. 12, 2022
China’s Space Situational Awareness Capabilities For Beyond GEO

This paper reviews the publicly available information on China’s existing and planned ground and space-based systems for its beyond geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) missions. This paper assumes that the PRC, like the U.S., has not needed a well optimized system for discovering, tracking, and
July 25, 2022
Understanding China’s Space Leading Small Groups— The Best Way to Determine the PLA’s Influence

This research reviews two of China’s space Leading Small Groups (LSGs): the China Manned Space Engineering (CMSE) LSG and the China Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP) LSG. The intention of this report is to show that understanding the history and current composition of the LSGs is the best way to
March 28, 2022
Initial Analysis of Two Chinese Satellite Series: Shi Jian and Shi Yan

The Chinese satellites with the Shi Jian (SJ) and Shi Yan designators are just two categories of Chinese space vehicles on which Beijing has not elaborated in recent years. This paper reviews their history up to 2013 to provide space watchers with an initial framework for analyzing these
Feb. 9, 2021
China’s Recent Ballistic Missile Defense Test May Have Actually Been an Anti-Satellite Test

China’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) publicly announced that People’s Republic of China (PRC) executed a “land-based mid-course missile intercept technology test (路基中段反导拦截技术试验)on 4 February 2021. Although the PRC MND identified this event as a “mid-course missile interception test”,
Nov. 22, 2017
The Creation of the PLA Strategic Support Force and Its Implications for Chinese Military Space Operations

This report explores the missions and organization of China’s military space enterprise. It focuses on the organizational structure of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Strategic Support Force (SSF). Created on December 31, 2015, as part of a major reorganization of China’s military, the SSF is

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China’s Different Approach to Space Situational Awareness

The PLA’s New Information Support Force

Coercive Space Activities: The View From PRC Sources

Complexities and Goals of China's Cognitive Warfare Program

PLA Counterspace Command and Control

The PLA’s New Base for Space Situational Awareness—Opportunities and Challenges for the U.S.

China-Russia Space Cooperation: The Strategic, Military, Diplomatic, and Economic Implications of a Growing Relationship

China’s Space Situational Awareness Capabilities For Beyond GEO

Understanding China’s Space Leading Small Groups— The Best Way to Determine the PLA’s Influence

Initial Analysis of Two Chinese Satellite Series: Shi Jian and Shi Yan

China’s Recent Ballistic Missile Defense Test May Have Actually Been an Anti-Satellite Test

The Creation of the PLA Strategic Support Force and Its Implications for Chinese Military Space Operations