The New Space Race: Hunter Satellites Explained

The next frontier of the US-China rivalry may not be on land, at sea, or even in the skies above us, but hundreds of kilometres above Earth. Washington and Beijing are rapidly developing new technologies that could change how wars are fought and won. Satellites that can stalk other satellites, and weapons designed for the orbital battlefield, are raising a critical question: if space becomes a battlefield, how vulnerable is everything on Earth? This Faultlines report explores the secretive world of spy satellites.