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| rdfs:label | - 2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test
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| rdfs:comment | - The 2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test was conducted by the People's Republic of China on January 11, 2007. Although the Chinese government has not commented on whether the test occurred, a report in Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine stated that a Chinese weather satellite – the FY-1C polar orbit satellite of the Fengyun series – was destroyed by a ballistic missile launched from or near Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The report was confirmed on January 18, 2007 by a United States National Security Council (NSC) spokesman.
- The 2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test was conducted by China on January 11, 2007. A Chinese weather satellite—the FY-1C polar orbit satellite of the Fengyun series, at an altitude of , with a mass of 750 kg—was destroyed by a kinetic kill vehicle traveling with a speed of 8 km/s in the opposite direction (see Head-on engagement). It was launched with a multistage solid-fuel missile from Xichang Satellite Launch Center or nearby.
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| abstract | - The 2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test was conducted by China on January 11, 2007. A Chinese weather satellite—the FY-1C polar orbit satellite of the Fengyun series, at an altitude of , with a mass of 750 kg—was destroyed by a kinetic kill vehicle traveling with a speed of 8 km/s in the opposite direction (see Head-on engagement). It was launched with a multistage solid-fuel missile from Xichang Satellite Launch Center or nearby. Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine first reported the test. The report was confirmed on January 18, 2007 by a United States National Security Council (NSC) spokesman. At first the Chinese government did not publicly confirm whether or not the test had occurred; but on January 23, 2007, the Chinese Foreign Ministry officially confirmed that a test had been conducted. China claims it formally notified the U.S., Japan and other countries about the test in advance. It was the first known successful satellite intercept test since 1985, when the United States conducted a similar anti-satellite missile test using an ASM-135 ASAT to destroy the P78-1 satellite. The New York Times, Washington Times and Jane's Intelligence Review reported that this came on the back of at least two previous direct-ascent tests that intentionally did not result in an intercept, on July 7, 2005 and February 6, 2006.
- The 2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test was conducted by the People's Republic of China on January 11, 2007. Although the Chinese government has not commented on whether the test occurred, a report in Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine stated that a Chinese weather satellite – the FY-1C polar orbit satellite of the Fengyun series – was destroyed by a ballistic missile launched from or near Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The report was confirmed on January 18, 2007 by a United States National Security Council (NSC) spokesman. The test was met with a response from several nations' governments about the serious consequences of any nation seeking to engage in the militarisation of space. However, a spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry said that "China will not participate in any kind of arms race in outer space." At the time of its destruction, the satellite had been orbiting 865 km from the Earth; it had a mass of 750 kg. Space collisions such as anti-satellite missile tests also lead to the formation of orbital space debris which can remain in orbit for many years and can interfere with future space activity.
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