Re: Satellite defense
- From: "Ed Kyle" <edkyle99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 22 Jan 2007 12:09:08 -0800
Frogwatch wrote:
I vaguely remember that some US survelliance sats have the ability to
maneuver. Is this sufficient to dodge a hit to kill asat?
The satellite would have to have more maneuvering capability than the
ASAT that
is aiming to hit it. Since most spysats are big and heavy and most
ASATs are
small and very quick-footed, it would appear that most ASATs would
prevail in a
one-on-one contest. If not on the first shot, then on the next pass,
or the pass
after that. But if the spysat can deploy decoys or employ other means
to blind
the ASAT sensors before maneuvering, then the ASAT has a more difficult
problem to solve.
- Ed Kyle
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