Hidden Chinese Anti-Satellite Laser Base Revealed in Xinjiang 🛰️

XINJIANG, CHINA — Recent satellite images exposed a secret anti-satellite laser base and weapons facilities in Xinjiang, reports The Print.<br /><br />The images were provided by retired Indian Army Colonel and satellite imagery analyst Vinyak Bhat. The images show a base located near a lake 145 miles or roughly 233 kilometers south of the capital of Xinjiang.<br /><br />The pictures show a directed energy weapons facility, also known as a DEW. According to Bhat, the facility is made up of four buildings with sliding roofs. Bhat believes that the buildings contain chemical lasers that can be used to disable satellites.<br /><br />Images also show an experimental electromagnetic pulse facility or EMP facility. When used as a weapon, EMPs can damage electronic devices and at high levels can generate a lightning strike that can destroy buildings or planes.<br /><br />According to The Print, this facility is being used for military research.<br /><br />Bhat also photographed a mobile pulse generator. This type of weapon uses non-nuclear pulses to create electromagnetic interference that can quickly disarm satellites.<br /><br />According to The Print, China also has space tracking stations across the country including in Tibet. These stations are believed to provide information on satellites they want to target.