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Re:Ukraine May Get New High-Power 'DragonFire' Laser by jesuo on Saturday April 13, 2024 @05:18AM (#40021713)
I wonder which of the thousands of satellites in orbit will be the first to fall when the weapon misses the target.
Re:Ukraine May Get New High-Power 'DragonFire' Laser by Arnt on Saturday April 13, 2024 @08:55AM (#40022853)
Well, the sky at that level is very roughly 10¹⁷m² large and there are roughly 10⁴ satellites, so that's simple: The odds of hitting one is 1 to 10¹³ if the average satellite is 1m² as seen from below. Many are bigger but I understand that there's a large number of microsatellites now. Say 10¹² if you think the average is bigger.