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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
They'd better do it. If China can do it, they'd better damn well be able to do it. How embarrassing would that be?
But the U.S. has done something like this before, as has the former Soviet Union.
Nevertheless, they'd better not mess this up, or they'll look bad. |
We've had anti-satellite technology for years. Also, I have no doubt it'll work. The technology being used has come a long way from where it started in 1980.
As for whether it will destroy the target upon collision, all I have to say is yes.
K=(0.5)mv(v)
Not knowing the exact masses of the two objects, I can't give you an exact answer, but suffice it to say, an object traveling at 17,000 mph has enough kinetic energy to destroy just about anything upon impact.