China Criticized for Anti-Satellite Missile Test Destruction of an Aging Satellite Illustrates Vulnerability of U.S. Space Assets January 18, 2007 More than 18 years ago ...

China confirmed Tuesday it conducted an anti-satellite weapons test, nearly two weeks after the event alarmed the world and prompted questions about Beijing's motives. Both Washington and Tokyo ...

China shocked the world today when news broke that it blew up an aging weather satellite last week to test its new missile system. Back in October, space security expert Theresa Hitchens told FP ...

On January 11, 2007, an aging Chinese Feng Yun 1C polar weather satellite orbiting 865 kilometers above Earth was struck by a kinetic kill vehicle carried on a ballistic missile launched from ...

China destroyed one of its satellites last week with a ground-based ballistic missile. This difficult and dangerous feat is the first test of an anti-satellite weapon in more than 20 years.

U.S. intelligence agencies are closely monitoring China's missile facilities in anticipation of a test of China's missile defense interceptor, which also doubled in the past as an anti-satellite ...

SHANGHAI, China – China has sent men into orbit and launched dozens of satellites, but its test of a satellite-killing weapon is shaking up perceptions about where the Chinese space program is ...

BEIJING — The Chinese government publicly confirmed yesterday that it had conducted a successful test of a new anti-satellite weapon but said it had no intention of participating in a “space ...

China sought to reassure the world Tuesday that its test of a new anti-satellite missile does not signal a “space race,” but the announcement did little to ease tensions about an uncertain new ...

The July 23 test is being called an anti-missile test, but it's feared the test was actually part of a program an anti-satellite weapon, Defense News reports. Skip to main content Get Our Newsletter ...

The U.S. says that China conducted an anti-satellite missile test last week, not a ballistic missile defense test. ... Back in 2007, China shot down one of its defunct weather satellites.