Posted on 04/01/2019 10:46:43 AM PDT by amorphous
Commercial satellite images have provided the first photographs of a secret Chinese anti-satellite laser base in western Xinjiang province, along with other high-technology weapons facilities.
The laser facility is located near a lake and is about 145 miles south of the Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang.
The facility was discovered by retired Indian Army Col. Vinayak Bhat, a satellite imagery analyst who specializes on China.
China is using its satellite tracking stations located throughout the country as a means of identifying and targeting satellites.
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It’s odd that the Chinese build multistory buildings out in the middle of nowhere, with so much space available.
Interesting speculation was “close-inspection” of foreign satellites.
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