[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

SATELLITE DESTRUCTION PLAN

1 SM-3 missile launched from a US Navy cruiser in Pacific Ocean
2 The three-stage missile heads for collision location, where the relative "closing" speed will be 10km/s (22,000mph)
3 Satellite reaches desired altitude of 240km (130 nautical miles), close to edge of atmosphere
4 Missile makes contact and breaks fuel tank, freeing hydrazine into space
5 Debris scattered over hundreds of kilometres

Paul.Rincon-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk

[SunkenCiv]

Auntie sat on the deck of a ship...

[gondramB]

Contrast that with the high tech CNN model