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0 pointsboc3y ago0 comments

That’s an escalator that China can’t afford to ride.

The US would deorbit everything China ever put into space if they started shooting at satellites. Those satellites are part of the strategic triad and would be a direct threat to the US nuclear umbrella. The AEGIS systems off the Chinese coast would take care of any attempts to add satellites back into space.

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georgeg233y ago

Low-Earth orbit satellites are not currently part of triad (but may be part of a future nuclear defense shield / interceptor system). They are also much easier to shoot down.

See Space Development Agency https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Development_Agency

That's what China has been most upset about at United Nations.

systemvoltage3y ago

There are some rumors that the ICON was shot down by the Chinese (No facts are found supporting those rumors): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionospheric_Connection_Explore...

That happened last month in November 2022. It mysteriously destroyed itself.

michelb3y ago

Curious, are all satellites known? I’m sure there are hundreds of unknown, untracked, secret satellites floating around?

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