GPS killer

Dex · Post by **Dex** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 2:20 pm

I suppose this technology could be used in battle to render the GPS system useless. Space weapons race?

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlene ... rss&rpc=22

Hedley · Post by **Hedley** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 2:27 pm

Or, you could just key the mike on 121.15 (shrug)

niss · Post by **niss** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:00 pm

I love how they describe such a low tech solution in such a high tech way.

Using a ground-based medium-range ballistic missile, the test knocked out an aging Chinese weather satellite about 537 miles above the earth on January 11 through "kinetic impact," or by slamming into it, Johndroe said.

Apollo · Post by **Apollo** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:39 pm

I'm pretty sure it wasn't a low-tech solution... From what I understand, launching a rocket from earth to hit a specific target in orbit is pretty complicated... Not really a low-tech solution - what did you expect though... I'd imagine that the most efficient weapon to knock out sattelites would be an impact weapon, so why would they go with anything else?

niss · Post by **niss** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:35 pm

What I meant was that was a fancy way of saying they play bumper cars in space.

chipmunk · Post by **chipmunk** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:33 pm

Hedley wrote:Or, you could just key the mike on 121.15 (shrug)

Dialing in the Ottawa ATIS a lot lately??