2009 Iridium-Cosmos Collision Fact Sheet

Shenlong Orbital Test Vehicle Fact Sheet

An overview of China’s Shenlong orbital spaceplane program, detailing its mission history, technologies tested, and implications for space security and transparency.

Russian Direct Ascent Anti-satellite Testing Fact Sheet

A fact sheet summarizing Russia’s direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) testing history, including technical programs, testing data, and implications for low Earth orbit security.

Russian Co-orbital Anti-satellite Testing Fact Sheet

Since 2010, Russia has been testing technologies for RPO in both LEO and GEO that could lead to or support a co-orbital ASAT capability, and some of those efforts have links to a Cold War-era LEO co-orbital ASAT program.

Chinese Military and Intelligence Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Fact Sheet

Since 2008, China has conducted multiple tests of satellite technologies for robotic rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) to support surveillance and inspection of other space objects in both low Earth orbit (LEO) and geostationary Earth orbit (GEO), most of which are related to military or intelligence operations.

Russian Military and Intelligence Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Fact Sheet

An overview of Russian military and intelligence rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) in LEO and GEO, analyzing behavioral patterns, program intent, and strategic implications.

12/1/2024

Chinese Direct Ascent Anti-satellite Testing Fact Sheet

China has at least one, and possibly as many as three, programs underway to develop direct ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) capabilities, either as dedicated counterspace systems or as midcourse missile defense systems that could provide counterspace capabilities.