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Why is that counter productive? If I'm shooting down US satellites, and can therefore expect a military response, Id rather have the skies above me free from n
by thsksbd 2y ago
Why is that counter productive?
If I'm shooting down US satellites, and can therefore expect a military response, Id rather have the skies above me free from navigation and recon satellites above.
- exe34 2y agoI wonder how the Kessler syndrome would affect Trident. No GPS, and no more peeking at the stars. Hopefully inertial guidance is better now/soon.
- thsksbd 2y agoInertial guidance is insanely good. Curiously enough the reference design is still from the V2 (and the golden standard is still mechanical)
- zmgsabst 2y agoThe original concern for shooting down satellites was to stop them depositing material in the ionosphere, the subject of the article. Shooting down satellites just accelerates the timeframe on which they re-enter and burn up, while making the pieces smaller and hence more likely to completely combust. That’s counter-productive to your goal.