
A Long March-2C rocket, carrying the Einstein Probe satellite, lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, in southwestern Sichuan Province, China, on Jan. 9, 2024. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Beijing’s expanding surveillance satellite network is designed to serve military conflicts, posing a significant challenge to the Indo-Pacific and the world, experts warn.
These suspected intelligence satellites transit Japanese airspace roughly six times an hour, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on March 15.

