At the military base Anger in the province of Xinjian in north-west China 2 laser weapons condition. New intra-day satellite imagery from the private company BlackSky show that they become unusually active when the sun peaks over the base. At this point, satellites can take very sharp pictures of the area.
Satellite images taken over several days show how the retractable roofs of two hangars on the base are regularly opened and the laser weapons activated during the so-called “Solar Noon”. reports Army Technology.
According to the random tracking data from satellites during the observation period, numerous satellites were in view over the military base at midday, including Starlink satellites from SpaceX as well as satellite constellations of the companies Spire or Planet Labs. It is believed that military satellites were among them.
Anti-Satellitenwaffen
In any case, according to military experts, the laser weapons on the base should be Anti-Satellite Weapons act. They can jam satellite communications and are also said to be able to take control of satellites. Also Data should be able to be intercepted with the laser weapons.
It is loud that China is pushing the development and use of such weapon systems Army Technology also emerge from secret service documents that were recently leaked in the course of the documents leaked on Discord US-Nationalgardisten became known.
