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You don't need a space program to destroy satellite It's not trivial, but it's still easier then a space program
by y4mi 5y ago
You don't need a space program to destroy satellite
It's not trivial, but it's still easier then a space program
- sbierwagen 5y agoThe highest satellite ever hit by an ASAT missile was FY-1C at 865km. GEO is 35,786km. Every nation ever to field ASAT missiles demonstrated orbital launch first.
- narag 5y agowhat about a laser?
- shagie 5y agoWe don't have any lasers that could have an on influence a satellite at 350km, much less one that could do anything at 35,000km. If you're suggesting a space based laser... we don't have any of those either, and it would be just as difficult (or easy) to launch a satellite that goes out to the orbit, latches on, and then dorbits it as it would be to move a satellite out to that location that would shine a laser on it. That would also still have the satellite in that position which is the issue. The issue is the size of the slot for geosynchronous orbit. They're 73km apart. https://www.spacelegalissues.com/orbital-slots-and-space-congestion/ https://www.spacelegalissues.com/orbital-slots-and-space-con... > Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) has long been recognised as prime, and scarce, real estate. Starting as a measure for spectrum management, the international community agreed in the 1960s to regulate the assignment of slots in the GEO belt through the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Today, any company or nation planning to launch a satellite to GEO must apply to the ITU for an orbital slot, and popular regions over North America, Europe, and eastern Asia have become so congested that few or no slots are left for new entrants to the market