Spotlight | China
Beijing building space intelligence 'string of pearls' over Indo-Pacific region

A Long March-5 Y6 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-41 satellite on 15 December 2023 in Wenchang. This satellite will operate 'in formation' with TJS-11 and Ludi-Tance 4.
A Long March-5 Y6 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-41 satellite on 15 December 2023 in Wenchang. This satellite will operate "in formation" with TJS-11 and Ludi-Tance 4. © Guo Cheng / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP
The recent arrival in orbit of China's new TJS-11 intelligence satellite has lifted the veil on the vast space surveillance network that Beijing is setting up over the region. [...]
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