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qaq
on June 13, 2019
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The Pentagon is battling the clock to fix serious,...
Once all the LEO satellite communication projects are up and running you could be pretty far and still get decent performance.
DuskStar
on June 13, 2019
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I think directed-energy ASAT weapons will be deployable around that time frame, so I wouldn't bet on the resiliency of LEO/MEO constellations there.
toomuchtodo
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You're going to need a lot of ASAT firepower to put a dent in StarLink's constellation (thousands of minisats).
DuskStar
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And thus lasers, which will presumably have a far higher sustained fire rate / magazine depth than ASAT-capable missiles. (And 100kW-class lasers aren't science fiction anymore, since the US Navy is deploying them for testing)
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