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They have enough rockets equipped with ASAT weapons to destroy the Starlink satellites ? All 40 000 of them (planned, about 2500 already in orbit)? https://www
by cnlevy 5y ago
They have enough rockets equipped with ASAT weapons to destroy the Starlink satellites ? All 40 000 of them (planned, about 2500 already in orbit)?
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/12/spacex-prepares-for-air-force-test-of-starlink-satellite-internet.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/12/spacex-prepares-for-air-forc...
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoShooting down just a few dozen satellites will produce kessler syndrome, there will be no satellites or spacecraft for anyone for decades. Also, you don't even have to shoot them, there is jamming https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome