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slededit
on Oct 22, 2018
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China's GPS 'rival' Beidou
You can destroy something without taking it out of orbit. The pieces will happily carry on along their orbital trajectories.
JumpCrisscross
on Oct 22, 2018
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It's easier to put something in orbit than to hit something in orbit.
slededit
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Well I'll disagree with my own unsubstantiated claim. Consider that its easier to manufacture flak shells than make airplanes. The same applies to space.
Dylan16807
on Oct 23, 2018
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Not meaningfully. If you can get into a similar orbit, it's easy in comparison to intercept.
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