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I'd imagine in the opening phase of a war most orbital military systems aren't going to last very long.
by kcb 5y ago
I'd imagine in the opening phase of a war most orbital military systems aren't going to last very long.
- ethbr0 5y agoExcept for the highly manueverable and stealth (no emission) ones. However, a huge amount of mass (for dropping) invalidates the former of those.
- nradov 5y agoDue to limits imposed by basic physics there's no way to build a really stealthy satellite. The power source, whether solar or nuclear, necessarily generates a large radar and/or IR signature that can't possibly be hidden from military grade ground sensors. http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacewardetect.php#nostealth http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacewardetect....
- ethbr0 5y agoWhy do you need to be powered, if you're above atmospheric drag? Just sit up there with a receiver, bank of charged batteries, and just enough awake to monitor for wake transmissions.
- xvilka 5y agoThus it will be the end of space exploration for decades (or centuries) due to the Kessler syndrome.