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Once all the LEO satellite communication projects are up and running you could be pretty far and still get decent performance.
by qaq 7y ago
Once all the LEO satellite communication projects are up and running you could be pretty far and still get decent performance.
- DuskStar 7y agoI think directed-energy ASAT weapons will be deployable around that time frame, so I wouldn't bet on the resiliency of LEO/MEO constellations there.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoYou're going to need a lot of ASAT firepower to put a dent in StarLink's constellation (thousands of minisats).
- DuskStar 7y agoAnd thus lasers, which will presumably have a far higher sustained fire rate / magazine depth than ASAT-capable missiles. (And 100kW-class lasers aren't science fiction anymore, since the US Navy is deploying them for testing)