Russia tests system to shoot down satellites

israelnationalnews ^ | 15/04/20 23:51 | Arutz Sheva Staff ,

[RomanSoldier19]

Russia has tested a system designed to shoot down satellites, the US Space Command announced Wednesday.

“Russia’s DA-ASAT test provides yet another example that the threats to US and allied space systems are real, serious and growing,” said Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, USSPACECOM commander and U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations. “The United States is ready and committed to deterring aggression and defending the Nation, our allies and US interests from hostile acts in space.”

[RomanSoldier19]

[BBQToadRibs]

God I hope they don’t do what freaking China did in 2007 and make thousands of new pieces of space debris.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_missile_test

[RomanSoldier19]

derbis field , may stop the alien invasion forces: or block the sun and save us from global warming , this way polar bear could frolic again

[Ouchthatonehurt]

This looks like a job for

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

This is bad news. Satellites in the next war will be like oil tankers in World War II. Military satellites will have to become stealthier, and probably have some form of self defense.

[EnglishOnly]

Russia tried to shoot down the SR-71 Blackbird but they didn’t have anything that went that fast!

[ought-six]

They’re kind of late to the game.

[Rebelbase]

Wouldn't it be cool if we had a spacecraft that could float up next to potential enemy satellites and mine them with a remote bomb that could be detonated months or years later with the push of a button?

[xrmusn]

Wouldn’t it be cool if we had a spacecraft that could float up next to potential enemy satellites and mine them with a remote bomb that could be detonated months or years later with the push of a button?
= = = = = = = = = = = = =

Got that now, call them ‘Boomers’ (SSBN’s...)

[boxlunch]

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[A Navy Vet]

"Got that now, call them ‘Boomers’ (SSBN’s...)"

Our ICBM's can target satellites? I didn't even know they could reach orbit distance.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Because switching orbits is so easy.

[PIF]

or the X-37 pictured

[xrmusn]

Probably not, I was thinking more in a first response OR even a response towards a threatening country...

[Rebelbase]

That’s why the missions last for a year or more.

[MIA_eccl1212]

We are going to war.
WW III IS inevitable.
China fired the first shot with an intentional leak out of their bio-weapon.

Missiles.
Lots and lots of neutron/proton warhead missiles.

[Sirius Lee]

Russia: "We blow up satellite and the put up our own satellite."

Also Russia: "Hey, why orbital debris keep shreddink our satellite?"

[lonestar67]

Wouldn’t it be cool if we had a military shuttle that could go up into space

Grab the enemy’s satellite and then bring it back to our bases here in the United States.

—not that would be going on at all ;)

[NorseViking]

Better missiles and thought out ambushes do the job just well.
As for shooting down sattelites both USAF and the Soviet military did it in earlier 1980s.

[Uncle Miltie]

Well, by golly, what time does your shift start, Peeking time?