![The chances are good this is indeed an ASAT test as it was launched from the Xichang Space Launch Center, the same launch site used for the January 2007 successful SC-19 ASAT interception of a Chinese weather satellite Dong Ning 2 |](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyYR1CRC1lonRbxMOKC82ntGL3U2Lz2sR5HlZ6Pc-azuJQN7ppcUB3sEbymFH5uNgEoBv0dBwelqcDfUcxHI0jJCStwjij7IXwgJtJPfRUx10T8vToxAJBElb9cMr7b4W0xun/s320/Dong_Ning-2_ASAT.jpg)
The test was carried out early Monday from the Xichang Space Launch center and was identified by officials as the new Dong Ning-2 ASAT missile.
The ASAT test comes a week after China protested the release of the Pentagon’s annual report on the Chinese military buildup that mentioned Beijing’s development of anti-satellite weapons.
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