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June 3, 2024
China’s Space Capability and What This Means for the West

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has rapidly advanced in the space domain on several fronts simultaneously. Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command testified in early 2024 that, “The PRC is moving breathtakingly fast in space. America must rapidly increase the timeliness, quality
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
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

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