Building on a solid base of design, manufacture, integration, test, launch, and TT&C capabilities, China is developing a range of technologies tailored for space control applications. Official sources (e.g., AMS, COSTIND, and the China Aerospace Corporation (CASC)) reflect both an increased interest in counterspace capabilities and the existence of actual ongoing programs. Systems under study and/or development include space-based 'killer' satellites, kinetic-kill vehicles, ground-based lasers, and electronic jammers. Numerous CASC articles describe detailed on-going research on terminal phase tracking and target discrimination using advanced methods such as ultra-wideband radar, thermal imaging, and sensor fusion. Two areas of particular relevance to China's future counterspace capability are directed energy weapons and agile microsats. These sophisticated approaches augment a growing list of ASAT options already available to China.

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