Communist China tripled its number of on-orbit satellites that could be used for intelligence or military purposes in recent years, according to a senior U.S. military official.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) oversaw the launching of several hundred satellites for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) purposes, said Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting during a July 17 talk at the Aspen Institute think tank.
“In the last six years, they’ve tripled the number of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance satellites they have on orbit,” Gen. Whiting said.
“Hundreds and hundreds of satellites purpose-built and designed to find, fix, track, target, and yes, potentially engage U.S. and allied forces across the Indo-Pacific [area of responsibility],” he said. […]
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