2007 World Events · Counterterror expansion and networked conflict
China anti-satellite test
China destroyed one of its own satellites with a missile, creating long-lived orbital debris.
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What is stated, why it matters, and what remains uncertain
What this is
A specific-event record selected from the protected World Events source ledger for cross-year research. It is not an exhaustive account of 2007.
Why it matters
It made counterspace warfare a central security concern for all spacefaring states.
What is established here
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What remains uncertain
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Record narrative
Source-bounded summary
China destroyed one of its own satellites with a missile, creating long-lived orbital debris.
It made counterspace warfare a central security concern for all spacefaring states.
Structured fields
Record at a glance
- Stable record ID
- 2007-001
- Date or period
- 2007-01-11
- Type
- Space / military test
- Focus
- Military / space
- Impact scope
- Global
- Priority
- 5 of 5
- Location label
- Xichang, China
- Coordinate precision
- City-level coordinate
- Actors named by the source record
- People's Liberation Army; satellite operators
- Verification state
- source-start-point; sensitive details require independent verification
Geographic context
A coordinate locator, not a surveyed event footprint
The submitted record supplies 27.8964, 102.2639 with the precision label “City-level coordinate.” Multi-location events, disputed borders, campaigns, and broad regions cannot be reduced to one point.
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This remains a starting-point record
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Citation and correction
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2IA — International Intelligence Archive. “China anti-satellite test.” World Events record 2007-001. Reviewed July 27, 2026. https://2ix.org/world-events/2007/2007-001/