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Antisat weapons aren't exactly simple, either, though. It's only been successfully done a few times. Intercepting something at orbital velocity isn't trivial (u
by lutorm 5y ago
Antisat weapons aren't exactly simple, either, though. It's only been successfully done a few times. Intercepting something at orbital velocity isn't trivial (unless you have the capability to actually launch something into a similar orbit and effect a gradual orbital rendezvous.)
- Qem 5y agoI checked, my reasoning doesn't really apply to global positioning satellites, as they have orbits far outside the LEO, about 20000 km. There's not enough mass there yet to ensure a Kessler cascade. They would have to be targeted individually, a far more difficult task.