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Published online 31 January 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070129-9
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US military tracks Chinese satellite debris
Wreckage reveals clues to mysterious weapon.
Almost three weeks after the successful test of a Chinese anti-satellite weapon, the US military has catalogued more than 500 pieces of debris created by the destruction of the obsolete weather satellite (see 'Satellite kill creates space hazard'). Watchdog groups are keeping a keen eye on the space junk, and are using data from the military to learn more about the weapon's capabilities.
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