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China’s Xingyan ‘Star Eye’ network to track satellites and space debris (www.scmp.com)

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China is launching a second satellite constellation to monitor objects in orbit to help commercial operators lower collision risks and ease the country’s long reliance on foreign tracking data. When complete, the Xingyan – or Star Eye – space situational awareness constellation will have 156 satellites up and running to identify the orbits of other satellites and debris, detect unusual movements, and provide collision warnings and maneuver advice every two hours. Its developer, Xingtu Cekong, an...

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[–] vzqq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

It also has some obvious implications for early warning and missile defense.