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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. China says it launched the rocket Tuesday carrying a constellation of a reported 18 satellites as part of efforts to assert its presence in space. (Zheng Bin/Xinhua via AP)
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. China says it … more >
China’s military is rapidly building up space capabilities, including more than 970 recently deployed satellites that would support attacks on U.S. aircraft carriers, expeditionary forces and air wings during a conflict, a Space Force intelligence report says.

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China’s military deployments include 20 satellites launched from March through June, according to the unclassified space threat fact sheet. The satellites are designed to enable “long-range precision strikes against U.S. and allied forces.”

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