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Satellite Shot Down!
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tony barnhill
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I saw a video on the news this morning - from launch to detonation...way cool it was!
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Hmmm, I thoght there were significant "software" probems with the missile defense systems?
This missile seemed to have no problemos at all.
Pretty good shot, too. Good enought to rattle the Russians and Chinese (who complained that it was an act of "agression")!
Keeps 'em honest, I'd say. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thirsty.gif
This missile seemed to have no problemos at all.
Pretty good shot, too. Good enought to rattle the Russians and Chinese (who complained that it was an act of "agression")!
Keeps 'em honest, I'd say. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thirsty.gif
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I’m not in the know – but I am impressed.
Seems to me that it was a pretty significant accomplishment considering that the satellite was a considerably different target than the missiles the weapon was designed to bring down.
Consider the following; Missiles tend to fly slower & lower and tend have a pretty good IR signature (they're really REALLY HOT!). Where as the satellite was traveling at a significant speed, was at a much higher altitude and was scientifically colder than a missile having been in languishing in the coldness of space.
Seems to me that it was a pretty significant accomplishment considering that the satellite was a considerably different target than the missiles the weapon was designed to bring down.
Consider the following; Missiles tend to fly slower & lower and tend have a pretty good IR signature (they're really REALLY HOT!). Where as the satellite was traveling at a significant speed, was at a much higher altitude and was scientifically colder than a missile having been in languishing in the coldness of space.
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This is truly an amazing engineering feat. I recall during missile exercises in the 70's, the fire control men on the ship were instructed to aim the telemetry armed missiles slightly off the drones so as to not knock them out. But that was at 30 miles and 10,000 feet, not even close to this action. It is also impressive on how fast the engineers were able to alter the missile system to take out an orbiting body, something it was not designed to do.
Then there is the awesome capability of the radar and tracking systems to acquire and track an object in orbit.
Mind numbing to this old salt, but just another day at work for those sailors.
Then there is the awesome capability of the radar and tracking systems to acquire and track an object in orbit.
Mind numbing to this old salt, but just another day at work for those sailors.
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hmmm - didn't China shoot down one of its own "weather" satellites a few months back?
And didn't several countries call that an act of aggression too?
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And didn't several countries call that an act of aggression too?
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Actually China did what China always does. I mean China’s government has never been one for making "announced" missile tests. And almost always seems to schedule some sort of launch (sending missiles down range over or near Taiwan) whenever they want to make a point and never with any sort of warning. Just as they did when they shot down their own Satellite. Whereas in our case, we went to great lengths to give plenty of heads up about our actions.
At face value I tend to believe the safety aspect for justifying the shoot down of the openly admitted "spy satellite". But I wouldn't be a bit surprised if there was more to the “official story” about the downing. That said I see a significant differences in this case vs. China's shooting down of their "weather" (wink, wink - nudge) satellite.
Thinking about it in the on going Spy vs. Spy games even today – if the missile broke up on re-entry some of the bits & pieces might be a intelligence & metallurgical treasure trove of information should any of it be recovered by the wrong hands.
At face value I tend to believe the safety aspect for justifying the shoot down of the openly admitted "spy satellite". But I wouldn't be a bit surprised if there was more to the “official story” about the downing. That said I see a significant differences in this case vs. China's shooting down of their "weather" (wink, wink - nudge) satellite.
Thinking about it in the on going Spy vs. Spy games even today – if the missile broke up on re-entry some of the bits & pieces might be a intelligence & metallurgical treasure trove of information should any of it be recovered by the wrong hands.