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China Shoots Down Another Satellite

Posted by Soulskill on from the time-to-hide-the-goldeneye-in-a-lagrange-point dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It was reported this weekend that China shot down another of its satellites in January this year. 'The website of Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV said the anti-satellite missile test, if confirmed, is likely related to the missile interception test, which occurred at the peak of a dispute between Beijing and Washington on a massive US arms sales deal to Taiwan. During the interception test, US agencies spotted two missiles launched from two locations from the Chinese mainland, colliding outside the atmosphere, a Pentagon spokesperson said.' I guess ballistic trajectories that intersect with orbital ones don't count as 'weapons in space.'"

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  1. God damn it, China! by kurokame · · Score: 3, Informative

    Didn't you make enough bloody space junk the first time? NEO pollution is becoming a serious issue, and this isn't helping anyone.

    1. Re:God damn it, China! by LWATCDR · · Score: 5, Informative

      Actually I believe that this test didn't contribute to that.
      It sounds as if the intercept was at sub orbital speeds. IE it was a missile interception test.
      Frankly this was miss titled big time.
      Not that it is a good thing but it may not be as bad as you think.

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  2. Re:What the hell? by cyfer2000 · · Score: 3, Informative

    They make radars for F15, F18, F22... Patriot and a lot of other missiles. And Raytheon also invented microwave oven.

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