The Strategic Role of Neuquén in China’s Precision Strike Capabilities
Concerns about China’s Deep Space Station in Neuquén, Argentina, grew in April 2024 after U.S. warnings of potential military use. Argentine officials, with Chinese Embassy personnel, briefly inspected the site on 18 April 2024, finding no unusual activities and promoting cooperation. However, this visit and a 2019 one did not inspect a nearby calibration tower site, where satellite imagery shows possible equipment. The next day, China announced the PLA Aerospace Force, complicating efforts to link the Neuquén station, operated by the China Satellite Launch and Tracking Control Center, to military activities.