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What's the idea behind a satellite guided surface to air missile system? The ground station detects the target with radar, derives a set of GPS coordinates for
by amenhotep 2y ago
What's the idea behind a satellite guided surface to air missile system? The ground station detects the target with radar, derives a set of GPS coordinates for an intercept, transmits those coordinates to the missile, and the missile guides itself to them via GPS receiver? Seems suboptimal.
- relaxing 2y agoSomething like that. It’s really only useful when you have to intercept at really long distances, as in ballistic missile defense.