Re: Kiss your GPS units goodbye.. China destroys Satellite with missile

J. J. Lodder wrote:
Sam Wormley <swormley1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Lunar Tick wrote:
According to a spokesman for the National Security Council, the
ground-based, medium-range ballistic missile knocked an old Chinese
weather satellite from its orbit about 537 miles above Earth. The
missile carried a "kill vehicle" and destroyed the satellite by ramming
it.

The USA did the same thing to one of its satellites some years
ago. I do not look forward to the day when satellites can be
readily "taken out" by high energy lasers.

Do your basic physics.

It can't be done,

Jan

What would it take to do it from orbit, J. J.?
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