Taken at Korla, Xingjiang, China this morning. pic.twitter.com/1pGsGFMB4I— Alert 5 (@alert5) November 1, 2015The Diplomat: Revealed: China Tests Secret Missile Capable of Hitting US SatellitesA previously unknown anti-satellite weapon was recently tested in western China.
China has conducted a flight test of a new anti-satellite missile, the The Washington Free Beacon reports. The test of a so-called Dong Neng-3 missile occurred on October 30 at the Korla Missile Test Complex in western China. Details surrounding the launch of the missile remain murky and it is unknown whether the test was successful.
According to the Hong Kong-based newspaper Ming Pao the “final-phase missile interception test had been conducted in the upper atmosphere.” However, in the past, China has repeatedly tried to disguise anti-satellite tests as missile defense interceptor tests. Since 2005, China has conducted eight anti-satellite tests. Tests conducted in 2010, 2013, and 2014 were labelled “land-based missile interception tests.”
More News On Reports That China Tested An Anti-Satellite Weapon
China Tests Anti-Satellite Missile -- Washington Free Beacon
Did China Just Test a New Satellite-Killer? -- David Axe, Daily Beast
China's Latest Missile Test: A Threat to US Satellites? -- Sputnik
China tests new missile to destroy US satellites -- Arutz Sheva
China prepares to hit U.S. where it hurts — in space -- Washington Times