Navy Shoots Down Satellite

[JIMC5499]

Navy to Shoot Down Spy Satellite.

Aparently they are going to try to use an aegis cruiser to shoot down that spy satellite that's supposed to re-enter next month. This should be interesting.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330696,00.html

 

[Pugs]

Nice drill for an ABM test. Not quite the same but never pass up a free target

 

[snake020]

Wonder if this is also intended to send a message to China.

 

[villanelle]

Wonder if this is also intended to send a message to China.

That was my first thought. Turnabout is fair play, and all that.

 

[scoober78]

Nice drill for an ABM test. Not quite the same but never pass up a free target

You can say that again...Actually, no. They aren't actually much alike at all.

 

[UMichfly]

Wonder if this is also intended to send a message to China.

Oh I sure hope so! Can't let the Chinese think they can be dropping their defective satellites on us . I realize that's not exactly what you're saying but the implied meaning of your statement is a little too tin foil hattish for me.

 

[snake020]

Oh I sure hope so! Can't let the Chinese think they can be dropping their defective satellites on us . I realize that's not exactly what you're saying but the implied meaning of your statement is a little too tin foil hattish for me.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/01/18/china.missile/index.html

 

[BackOrdered]

U.S. officials said that the option preferred by the administration will be to fire a missile from a U.S. Navy cruiser, and shoot down the satellite before it enters Earth's atmosphere.

And this is why the Aegis cruiser is my favorite warship. I didn't even know it could do this.

 

[A4sForever]

風船爆弾 Fūsen Bakudan

....Can't let the Chinese think they can be dropping their defective satellites on us . ....

It's simple, really.

Can you say: 風船爆弾 Fūsen Bakudan ???

The ChiCom's would just be following the lead of the Jap prototypes that "blazed" a path over the N. Pacific during WW2 ..... which played a part in the "discovery" of the NOPAC jet-stream as well.

Clever, as well as inscrutable, these Orientals, yea-as ???

JAPANESE FIREBOMB OFFENSIVE, Wikipedia

THE GREAT JAPANESE BALLOON OFFENSIVE, Air University Review

 

[nittany03]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/01/18/china.missile/index.html

Can't remember where I read this, but apparently, a full on war would result in EVERYONE losing access to orbit for a significant period of time, due to all the debris and crap left after blowing up multiple satellites.

 

[UMichfly]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/01/18/china.missile/index.html

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9510

Sure, the Chinese just caught up with 1985. I don't think that that predicates a massive pissing contest to prove that we can repeat something we did 23 years ago. They're not retarded, they know that we've got the bigger jimmy on this one. No need to prove it. That being said, using the Aegis system to splatter this satellite DOES accomplish the twin goals of being a good training exercise and placating all the whiny drama princesses who are freaking out because "a satellite with Nuclear stuff on it is gonna crash and make a big mushroom cloud and make little Billy grow a third eyeball."

Just my $.02

 

[Ace_Austin]

They're not retarded, they know that we've got the bigger jimmy on this one. No need to prove it.

There may not be any need... But if shooting a BBQ tank out in the back yard is fun... well... * Bevis and Butthead voice* Heh.... FIRE!

 

[Gatordev]

And this is why the Aegis cruiser is my favorite warship. I didn't even know it could do this.

There's only a handful of ships that have. I'm interested to know which one will get the honors. They've been very successful up to now.

 

[MasterBates]

I'm sure some shoe will find a way to piss this away..

I blame TRA policies.

 

[Flash]

And this is why the Aegis cruiser is my favorite warship. I didn't even know it could do this.

It's in the missiles........ The SM-3 is a very wicked missile, and unlike much of missile defense, it has proven it works so far. But I am with MasterBates on this, if someone can find a way to screw it up.........

http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/html/nmdimg.html

http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/sm3.htm

http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/stardsm3.htm