has not finished acquiring intelligence on the ground. America's "curiosity for knowledge" has already risen to space. Recently, the US "Space News" website disclosed the details of the so-called "Sino-US satellite confrontation", saying that an American spy satellite wanted to detect China's latest satellite, so it quietly tried to get closer. Unexpectedly, the Chinese satellite "turned around and turned around." "Run", and finally "surveilled" US satellites in turn.
In recent years, China's aerospace technology has made major breakthroughs one after another, which has also aroused the curiosity of the United States. On December 23 last year, my country used the Long March 7 modified launch vehicle at the Wenchang launch site in Hainan to successfully send the experimental satellites 01 and 02 into the predetermined space orbit, but it didn't take long. , the US space surveillance satellite "America 270" began to approach for reconnaissance.
According to a space situation simulation video provided by a US company, when the US satellite approached, the two Chinese satellites began a reverse maneuver to avoid tracking. Then, things turned around. China's experimental satellite No. 12-02 entered the sunshine area and looked directly at the American satellite 270 that was trying to "peep" at it. In this regard, some experts in the United States believe that this is a manifestation of the "counter-space" capabilities of Chinese satellites and will threaten space security.
However, such a "confrontation" is no accident. In October last year, the US "Defense Express" reported on an "encounter" incident between Chinese and American satellites that was said to have occurred in July. At that time, the space surveillance satellite "America 271" secretly developed by the United States tried to get close to China's Shijian-20 satellite, but China soon discovered the U.S. attempt and immediately removed the Shijian-20 satellite. The report stated that this The second time it came close was that a U.S. satellite "accompanied" a Chinese satellite.
Brian Witton, a former orbital analyst for the U.S. Air Force, believes that if other countries have the ability to detect U.S. surveillance satellites and protect themselves, then this operational ambiguity will make the situation tense and even lead to Conflict and misunderstanding. Experts in the field of U.S. space situational awareness said that China's response to evading U.S. spy satellites has demonstrated its ability to finalize and manipulate satellites with high precision, and this ability is an evil and threatening thing.
In March this year, the United States even exaggeratedly claimed that two satellites of the China Practice Series were equipped with the function of robotic arms and , and would most likely be used to grab and shut down satellites of other countries in space in the future.
himself said that it is a "spy satellite". After approaching a Chinese satellite, it does not let people escape. If it escapes, it has "counter-space" capabilities and threatens space security. So, what exactly does the United States want to do? What on earth is China going to do? Is it possible to stay still and watch the US satellite carefully, and really "fly" into space together? US satellites can conduct reconnaissance, but other countries cannot conduct counter-reconnaissance . What kind of gangster logic is this? In the face of threats, isn't it natural to use the power of one's own technology to protect oneself?
According to US media reports, the "US 270" and "US 271" satellites that perform surveillance missions on Chinese satellites are both affiliated with the US high-orbit patrol satellite system, and this system is the US's "geosynchronous orbit space situational awareness" However, it was not until 2014 that the United States acknowledged the existence of this plan. In response, John Hyten, commander of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, said boldly that the plan is to prove to the world that the U.S. military is monitoring everything that happens in space orbit.
In other words, the United States has moved the battlefield of hegemony into space, and in order to ensure its advantages, the United States will continue to enrich the "space and earth" surveillance plan. At this point, it seems to be clear who poses a security threat to space.
