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Re:US says Russia likely launched anti-satellite weapon by sharpshadow on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @09:21AM (#40440620)
What do we know about satellite weapon systems?
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Re:US says Russia likely launched anti-satellite weapon by alephnerd on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @10:19AM (#40441356)
A lot. They've been a thing for almost 50 years.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-satellite_weapon

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Re:US says Russia likely launched anti-satellite weapon by sharpshadow on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @10:36AM (#40441545)
I was thinking more about weapons integrated into satellites.

Like lasers and maybe close passby electromagnetic impulses.

The article indicates that the new Russian satellite is itself a weapon.

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Re:US says Russia likely launched anti-satellite weapon by alephnerd on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @10:50AM (#40441711)
They tend to be missles, lasers, EWS, or self destructing satellites.

There are multiple different types of ASAT platforms, and every country is in the process is building similar programs out now that the Big 4 are in an arms race.

US builds means Russia and China builds means India builds means ....

We're living the Dreadnought War 2.0

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