. . "China's Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Program has been under development since 1964. The ASAT program has since been moved from Program 640 to Program 863, the General Armaments Department and the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND, formerly known as COSTIND). Since its inception, the ASAT program has made progress on the development of three ASAT capable Systems: Direct Fire, Directed Energy, and Micro-Satellites. Tests of these systems have either been directly acknowledged by the PRC, or reported on as ASAT capable."@en . . "China's Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Program has been under development since 1964. The ASAT program has since been moved from Program 640 to Program 863, the General Armaments Department and the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND, formerly known as COSTIND). Since its inception, the ASAT program has made progress on the development of three ASAT capable Systems: Direct Fire, Directed Energy, and Micro-Satellites. Tests of these systems have either been directly acknowledged by the PRC, or reported on as ASAT capable."@en . "ASAT program of China"@en . . . . .