http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/us-china-launch-idUSB
U.S. sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle: source
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON | Wed May 15, 2013 2:30pm EDT
(Reuters) - The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week
was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a
satellite in orbit, one U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday.