Not a good year to be boeing hardware

  • Successful_Try543@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    Ah, ok. You mean another satellite on suicide mission. The russkis probably have some available. I was thinking of some anti-satellite rocket missile like it has been used for destruction of the satellite Kosmos 1408. However, as it is launched from an airplane, I doubt it produces a splash, like heavy rockets do, that would be visible from space by espionage satellites.

    • Person264@lemmings.world
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      2 months ago

      ASAT missiles are only suitable for low earth orbit, you’d need a rocket about the size of a falcon 9 to reach GEO where Intelsat was sitting. Think people might notice that. Wouldn’t need the satellite to be on a suicide mission, could just slap a gun on it like the good old days.