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Anti-satellite weapon test?, Is this true?

Thu View Member Profile	Jan 19 2007, 02:39 PM Post #1
Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 96 Joined: 20-September 06 From: Hanoi, Vietnam Member No.: 1164	According to this link, China fired a missile to destroy an orbiting weather satellite last week: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/China_Tras...e_Test_999.html I am curios about what kind of projectile could be used? A "smart" one with on board guidance system or just a dumb one? How close did the "killer satellite" came to the target? Does anybody have an idea?

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nprev View Member Profile	Jan 26 2007, 02:35 AM Post #2
Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602	Just to put a bit of (hopefully) UMSF-related spin on this: The guidance & control technologies used for ASAT ops probably will mature at a rapid rate because of this event and be available for other applications such as asteroid/comet interdiction, or even adaptive autonomous terminal guidance for risky outer-planet missions such as landing on Triton. Admittedly, Deep Impact had a nice big target...but wouldn't it be nice if we could hit a potentially threatening comet in a very precise fashion in order to deflect its orbit just enough (like by exposing a deposit of volatiles near perihelion) to miss us? Just makin' lemonade here, don't mind me... -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.

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Thu Anti-satellite weapon test? Jan 19 2007, 02:39 PM

climber QUOTE (Thu @ Jan 19 2007, 03:39 PM) Accor... Jan 19 2007, 03:06 PM

Lorne Ipsum Nobody really knows the details, but most reports ... Jan 19 2007, 06:51 PM

nprev Anybody know what the inclination of the target sa... Jan 20 2007, 01:59 AM

OWW QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 20 2007, 02:59 AM) I g... Jan 20 2007, 12:12 PM

Thu Thank you all for your information. Still no offic... Jan 22 2007, 04:42 PM

djellison Very very close to becoming a political thread her... Jan 22 2007, 04:53 PM

Chmee The US did develop an anti-satellite weapon back i... Jan 22 2007, 05:55 PM

djellison QUOTE (Chmee @ Jan 22 2007, 05:55 PM) lik... Jan 22 2007, 06:29 PM

tty Actually a satellite in LEO is not a particularly ... Jan 22 2007, 07:34 PM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (tty @ Jan 22 2007, 07:34 PM) It wo... Jan 22 2007, 08:18 PM

helvick So with a bit of luck they might now consider that... Jan 22 2007, 08:46 PM

climber QUOTE (helvick @ Jan 22 2007, 09:46 PM) (... Jan 23 2007, 08:55 AM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (climber @ Jan 23 2007, 08:55 AM) M... Jan 23 2007, 11:42 AM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (helvick @ Jan 22 2007, 08:46 PM) (... Jan 23 2007, 11:31 AM

djellison Just thinking in terms of 'impact window' ... Jan 22 2007, 09:01 PM

helvick Your calculations are only valid for an orthogonal... Jan 22 2007, 09:24 PM

tty QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 22 2007, 10:01 PM)... Jan 23 2007, 07:32 AM

djellison You don't need fusing - this was a kinetic imp... Jan 23 2007, 08:47 AM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 23 2007, 08:47 AM)... Jan 23 2007, 11:11 AM

mchan There was an article quoting unamed sources that t... Jan 24 2007, 04:39 AM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (mchan @ Jan 24 2007, 04:39 AM) The... Jan 24 2007, 12:11 PM

tty QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jan 24 2007, 01:11 PM) ... Jan 24 2007, 07:46 PM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (tty @ Jan 24 2007, 07:46 PM) The n... Jan 24 2007, 09:14 PM

tty QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jan 24 2007, 10:14 PM) ... Jan 25 2007, 07:07 AM

climber Interesting article on this topic on Aviation Week... Jan 24 2007, 03:56 PM

Thu Finally, we have an official announcement from Chi... Jan 25 2007, 01:07 AM

CosmicRocker I rarely stray into this section of the Forum, and... Jan 25 2007, 06:13 AM

nprev Just to put a bit of (hopefully) UMSF-related spin... Jan 26 2007, 02:35 AM

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