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An Open Source Analysis of China's Anti-satellite Testing in Outer Space
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An Open Source Analysis of China's Anti-satellite Testing in Outer Space
Category: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Event Format: Webinar
Date: April 24, 2014
Location: US
On Thursday, April 24, at 11 AM EDT, SWF Technical Advisor Brian Weeden will be giving a webinar on his recent report on China's anti-satellite (ASAT) testing in space. The webinar is part of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Global Security Technical Webinar Series.
In this webinar, Brian will discuss the open source analysis he recently published on a May 2013 launch from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. This analysis, which included commercial satellite imagery purchased from DigitalGlobe, strongly suggests that the launch was a test of the rocket component of a new direct ascent ASAT weapons system derived from a road-mobile ballistic missile. The system appears to be designed to place a kinetic kill vehicle on a trajectory to deep space that could reach medium earth orbit (MEO), highly elliptical orbit (HEO), and geostationary Earth orbit (GEO). If true, this would represent a significant development in Chinas ASAT capabilities. Brians recent paper is available at: http://www.swfound.org/media/167224/Through_a_Glass_Darkly_March2014.pdf
How to participate in the webinar:
The webinars use on online tool called GlobalMeet. A day or two before the webinar, check your computers compatibility by clicking on this link: http://securemeeting.globalmeet.com/GMTest/index.html
(Note that you will not need to use screen share so you can skip step 3 in the test.)
To join the webinar, a few minutes before the scheduled time go to: https://ucsusa.globalmeet.com/DavidWright
Login as Guest by giving your name and email address. To listen through your computer, click on Call My Computer, which will enable you to get audio over the internet. Participants in the U.S. and Canada can instead connect over the phone, if they prefer, by clicking Connect Me and entering the phone number where you want GlobalMeet to call you.
Once you join the webinar, the main window shows the slides for the presentation. The window in the upper left shows the speaker if he/she is using a web cam. Below that is a list of participants in the webinar, and in the lower left is a chat window.
If you have technical problems during the webinar, click on the ? in the upper right corner and then click on Live Chat, which will connect you with support.
If you have questions about the webinar series or GlobalMeet, please contact:
David Wright (Union of Concerned Scientists): dwright@ucsusa.org or
George Lewis (Cornell University): gnl3@cornell.edu
Web Site Address: https://ucsusa.globalmeet.com/DavidWright
Contact Email Address: < dwright@ucsusa.org >
An Open Source Analysis of China's Anti-satellite Testing in Outer Space
Category: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Event Format: Webinar
Date: April 24, 2014
Location: US
On Thursday, April 24, at 11 AM EDT, SWF Technical Advisor Brian Weeden will be giving a webinar on his recent report on China's anti-satellite (ASAT) testing in space. The webinar is part of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Global Security Technical Webinar Series.
In this webinar, Brian will discuss the open source analysis he recently published on a May 2013 launch from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. This analysis, which included commercial satellite imagery purchased from DigitalGlobe, strongly suggests that the launch was a test of the rocket component of a new direct ascent ASAT weapons system derived from a road-mobile ballistic missile. The system appears to be designed to place a kinetic kill vehicle on a trajectory to deep space that could reach medium earth orbit (MEO), highly elliptical orbit (HEO), and geostationary Earth orbit (GEO). If true, this would represent a significant development in Chinas ASAT capabilities. Brians recent paper is available at: http://www.swfound.org/media/167224/Through_a_Glass_Darkly_March2014.pdf
How to participate in the webinar:
The webinars use on online tool called GlobalMeet. A day or two before the webinar, check your computers compatibility by clicking on this link: http://securemeeting.globalmeet.com/GMTest/index.html
(Note that you will not need to use screen share so you can skip step 3 in the test.)
To join the webinar, a few minutes before the scheduled time go to: https://ucsusa.globalmeet.com/DavidWright
Login as Guest by giving your name and email address. To listen through your computer, click on Call My Computer, which will enable you to get audio over the internet. Participants in the U.S. and Canada can instead connect over the phone, if they prefer, by clicking Connect Me and entering the phone number where you want GlobalMeet to call you.
Once you join the webinar, the main window shows the slides for the presentation. The window in the upper left shows the speaker if he/she is using a web cam. Below that is a list of participants in the webinar, and in the lower left is a chat window.
If you have technical problems during the webinar, click on the ? in the upper right corner and then click on Live Chat, which will connect you with support.
If you have questions about the webinar series or GlobalMeet, please contact:
David Wright (Union of Concerned Scientists): dwright@ucsusa.org or
George Lewis (Cornell University): gnl3@cornell.edu
Web Site Address: https://ucsusa.globalmeet.com/DavidWright
Contact Email Address: < dwright@ucsusa.org >
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(27,509 posts)2. Video archive of the webinar
The video is a 25 MB MP4 file: https://s3.amazonaws.com/ucs-webinars/Summer-Symposium/Weeden-China-ASAT-Testing-4-24-14.mp4
http://secureworldfoundation.org/news/all-news/2014/04/a-webinar-by-brian-weeden-on-chinas-anti-satellite-testing-in-space/
A Webinar by Brian Weeden on China's Anti-satellite Testing in Space
Friday, April 25, 2014
On Thursday, April 24, SWF Technical Advisor Brian Weeden gave a webinar summarizing his recent report on anti-satellite testing in space as part of the Global Security Technical Webinar Series organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
The webinar focused on Brian's recently-published analysis of China's anti-satellite testing in space, and specifically a launch from Xichang Satellite Launch Center back in May 2013 that has been rumored to be part of an anti-satellite test. Brian explained what led him to investigate this particular launch, the major questions he tried to answer, and the evidence supporting his conclusion that it was likely the test of the rocket component of a new direct ascent ASAT weapons system derived from a road-mobile ballistic missile. The system appears to be designed to place a kinetic kill vehicle on a trajectory to deep space that could reach medium earth orbit (MEO), highly elliptical orbit (HEO), and geostationary Earth orbit (GEO).
A recording of the webinar including the slides presented can be found here.
A Webinar by Brian Weeden on China's Anti-satellite Testing in Space
Friday, April 25, 2014
On Thursday, April 24, SWF Technical Advisor Brian Weeden gave a webinar summarizing his recent report on anti-satellite testing in space as part of the Global Security Technical Webinar Series organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
The webinar focused on Brian's recently-published analysis of China's anti-satellite testing in space, and specifically a launch from Xichang Satellite Launch Center back in May 2013 that has been rumored to be part of an anti-satellite test. Brian explained what led him to investigate this particular launch, the major questions he tried to answer, and the evidence supporting his conclusion that it was likely the test of the rocket component of a new direct ascent ASAT weapons system derived from a road-mobile ballistic missile. The system appears to be designed to place a kinetic kill vehicle on a trajectory to deep space that could reach medium earth orbit (MEO), highly elliptical orbit (HEO), and geostationary Earth orbit (GEO).
A recording of the webinar including the slides presented can be found here.