The attack is believe to have occurred as the weather satellite flew at 530 mi. altitude 4 deg. west of Xichang located in Sichuan province.Xichang is a major Chinese space launch center.

• 更多细节表明，中国风云一号C极地轨道气象卫星是被西昌行航天中心发射的反卫星武器攻击的。