America is going to take out a satellite

**P38** · 16th February 2008, 21:48

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

I raise you $5 and say they hit a working one!

Shit didn't think of that senario.

You win!

Bastards will probally take out a chinese one an start another bloody war.

**Swoop** · 16th February 2008, 21:49

If they are intending to launch from a destroyer, the missile must have a ridiculous range.
The ASAT missile had to be lugged to [approx] 80,000ft by an F-15 before firing.
This, then left the pilot with a glider... since afterburner sucks the tank nearly dry.

**sAsLEX** · 16th February 2008, 22:14

Originally Posted by Swoop

If they are intending to launch from a destroyer, the missile must have a ridiculous range.
The ASAT missile had to be lugged to [approx] 80,000ft by an F-15 before firing.
This, then left the pilot with a glider... since afterburner sucks the tank nearly dry.

Well their range is >500KM

And the fact that

commonly accepted definition for LEO is between 160 - 2000 km

Combined with the fact this was a spy sat so would want to be low, and its too low causing it to fall from the sky.........

**Steam** · 16th February 2008, 22:46

Originally Posted by Swoop

If they are intending to launch from a destroyer, the missile must have a ridiculous range.
The ASAT missile had to be lugged to [approx] 80,000ft by an F-15 before firing.
This, then left the pilot with a glider... since afterburner sucks the tank nearly dry.

The SM-3 are dedicated anti-ballistic-missile missiles, so they have the legs for it. The destroyer will be pretty much right underneath it, so the only range will be basically straight up.
Also there's been a lot of work done on ABMs since the 80's when they developed those plane-launched ones.

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Combined with the fact this was a spy sat so would want to be low, and its too low causing it to fall from the sky.........

It was still in a 240km orbit yesterday. Looks like it won't fall back too fast, so they have some time to refine the reprogramming.

**Swoop** · 21st February 2008, 21:58

It appears as if they have succeeded.

How could I have underestimated the USA? So silly of me to have done so.

Shooting at and destroying one of their own satellites. They are past masters at blue-on-blue "friendly fire" actions, so this is not really a challenge for them!

**skidMark** · 21st February 2008, 22:22

Originally Posted by mstriumph

there's more dangerous gasses in the WhiteHouse, methinks ........ oh, sorry, that's just 'hot air'

Thought they were miss lewinsky's farts?

**Deano** · 21st February 2008, 22:28

Where's Waylander ?

**Livvy** · 22nd February 2008, 06:47

Originally Posted by Deano

Where's Waylander ?

Mysteriously absent.

It's probably wise of him.

**P38** · 22nd February 2008, 17:30

Originally Posted by Swoop

It appears as if they have succeeded.

How could I have underestimated the USA? So silly of me to have done so.

Shooting at and destroying one of their own satellites. They are past masters at blue-on-blue "friendly fire" actions, so this is not really a challenge for them!

Well I seen the video of the missile hitting the satelite, but then I also seen the video of Man walking on the Moon too.

How is it that the Americans can shoot down a speeding satelite in outter space from a rocking boat from thousands of miles way but they cant seem to find Osama Bin Laden?

Who knows whats real and whats not?

Good shot anyways.

**doc** · 22nd February 2008, 17:53

Originally Posted by P38

Well I seen the video of the missile hitting the satelite, but then I also seen the video of Man walking on the Moon too.

How is it that the Americans can shoot down a speeding satelite in outter space from a rocking boat from thousands of miles way but they cant seem to find Osama Bin Laden?

Who knows whats real and whats not?

Good shot anyways.

All the knockers won't give them credit when credits due. The thing didn't even have a explosive warhead on it . Personally I think the Godams are tops with technology. Just they always have problems using their people MOST of the time putting it into practice. They work better in smaller groups. Gotta admit we can critise but can't attempt half the things they fail at. My 2c worth.

**Steam** · 22nd February 2008, 18:03

Here's the launch, and below is the footage of the hit. Very very clever stuff, nobody will be able to match that for a decade at least, if they even try. As for the Chinese, forget it. 20 years.