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Chinese Military Views of Low Earth Orbit Proliferation, Starlink, and Desired Countermeasures / HOWARD WANG, JACKSON SMITH, CRISTINA L. GARAFOLA.
Van Pelt Library UG1525.C6 W364 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wang, H. (Howard)
- Series:
- Research report (Rand Corporation) ; A3139-1
- Report ; A3139-1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Defense.
- United States.
- United States. Space Force.
- Astronautics, Military--China.
- Astronautics, Military.
- Astronautics, Military--United States.
- Artificial satellites.
- Satellite constellations.
- Space warfare.
- China.
- Satellites.
- Space Warfare.
- United States Department of Defense.
- United States Space Force.
- artificial satellites.
- Local Subjects:
- China.
- Satellites.
- Space Warfare.
- United States Department of Defense.
- United States Space Force.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 55 pages ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2025
- Summary:
- Proliferated constellations in low earth orbit (LEO) have demonstrated significant battlefield utility in the Russia-Ukraine war and are likely to continue serving as an important component of space power in wartime. How Chinese leaders view these continued developments will have important implications for managing military escalation in space. The authors draw on open-source literature across the Chinese defense enterprise to assess People's Liberation Army (PLA) perspectives of LEO as a warfighting domain and the systems being deployed in LEO. The authors highlight Starlink as an influential development shaping Chinese views of LEO to contextualize their findings.
- Contents:
- CHAPTER 1: Introduction
- CHAPTER 2: The PLA's Shifting Views of LEO as a Military Domain
- CHAPTER 3: Factors Shaping PLA Perceptions of Starlink
- CHAPTER 4: PLA Desired Capabilities in LEO and Regarding LEO
- CHAPTER 5: Conclusion and Implications
- APPENDIX: PLA Perceptions of the X-37B Spaceplane
- Notes:
- Title from PDF document (title page; viewed March 25, 2025)
- "Prepared for the U.S. Department of the Air Force"
- "RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE"
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-55)
- Description from electronic resource
- ISBN:
- 1977414974
- 9781977414977
- OCLC:
- 1512426414
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