I thought I was remembering a single specific event, but maybe not. Plenty of sources none the less. https://www.independent.co.uk/space/russia-china-attack-us

I thought I was remembering a single specific event, but maybe not. Plenty of sources none the less. https://www.independent.co.uk/space/russia-china-attack-us-satellites-lasers-b1972406.html?amp https://www.independent.co.uk/space/russia-china-attack-us-s... This one might have been the one I misremembered, but it doesn't seem like quite the right one: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/bachmanns-claim-that-china-blinded-us-satellites/2011/10/03/gIQAHvm7IL_blog.html&ved=2ahUKEwi66reUlJT9AhUYJzQIHRViDSQ4ChAWegQIDxAB&usg=AOvVaw1N1p6yPu6HkELWLU7vjWB5 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/... I think more likely I just upgraded "jammed" to destroyed - its not like I was imagining an explosion, just overwhelming its optical sensors. Problem is I remember some diplomatic back and forth, too. https://www.smh.com.au/world/china-uses-laser-to-jam-us-satellite-20061006-gdojgd.html https://www.smh.com.au/world/china-uses-laser-to-jam-us-sate... Unrelated, but it looks like can also take out satellites with just regular missiles. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/science/2007/jan/19/china.spaceexploration1 https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/science/200... So maybe I was misremembering, but I really wouldn't be surprised if a sattelite was put out of comission before, but was just not disclosed or admitted to.