Ballistic missiles are fast, but satellites are faster. In 2008 the US showed that an SM-3 missile can destroy a satellite [1]. this is the same type of missile

Ballistic missiles are fast, but satellites are faster. In 2008 the US showed that an SM-3 missile can destroy a satellite [1]. this is the same type of missile that is deployed in the Aegis ABM defense system. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIM-161_Standard_Missile_3#Anti-satellite https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIM-161_Standard_Missile_3#A...