Russia threatens to blow up Musk's satellites

[MostBoringManInTheWorld]

Thank God that Trump created the Space Force!

 

[Doc7505]

Thank God that Trump created the Space Force!

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Somehow i believe that there's a satellite(s) in orbit with 8-9 ton Tungsten Rods of God aimed at Russia and China.

 

[evenflow1969]

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The question remains..... Did the U.S. employ and put into orbit the "Rods of God" ?
I wonder if Putin is considering that?

Well I am not getting looped in on that one. This I do know we are not publicly saying we are about to start shooting down satalights.

 

[evenflow1969]

The damage a orbital nuclear attack would be much more devastating than just losing GPS. The immediate effects would be crippling. But the attack would set off a chain of events that could, very well, lead to the end of life as we know it.

Russia is becoming more and more of a rouge state each day. But rouge states that feel their future is in dire straights are capable of atrocities such as this. I hope the US is taking this threat seriously.

I have no idea what exactly would happen with a nuclear explosion outside of the atmosphere. Not even sure science knows. Unless this experiment has been done some where without us knowing the effects are theoretical. Yes GPS is likely the least of the issues caused. It would likely make any possible space travel impossible until all the debris fell to earth. Who knows the full consequences. I don't want to find out.

 

[Viacheslav]

It's not Russia that's threatening, it's the crazy Russian propagandist (as is usual for such "patriots", who has Israeli citizenship) Solovyov. Russia would have used up its entire nuclear missile arsenal, but still would not have been able to completely destroy Musk's satellites.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Thank God that Trump created the Space Force!

*which is hamstrung by the same principle as the rest of our military is:

Putin is evil and insane and has nukes.

 

[Viacheslav]

The damage a orbital nuclear attack would be much more devastating than just losing GPS. The immediate effects would be crippling. But the attack would set off a chain of events that could, very well, lead to the end of life as we know it.

A nuclear explosion in space (airless space) is deprived of its most powerful destructive force, the shock wave, which occurs during an explosion in the dense layers of the atmosphere. Essentially, all the energy of the explosion is spent on radiation and the intensity of electromagnetic radiation decreases with distance in proportion to the square of the distance. It is necessary to detonate many missiles with nuclear warheads in different orbits to "burn out" the satellites.

 

[Doc7505]

Well I am not getting looped in on that one. This I do know we are not publicly saying we are about to start shooting down satalights.

I didn't mention anything about shooting down sattilites.
I suggest you read up on what the "Rods of God" can do...

 

[Kruska]

It could end civilization, as we know it.

If a nuclear warhead detonated in low-Earth orbit, it would send EMPs along a wide swath of the planet's electromagnetic field, which could shut down electricity for entire continents. If you thought the consequences of satellite destruction seemed bad, this would be exponentially worse.

Starlink satellites operate from an altitude of approximately 550 kilometers (about 340 miles)

A high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) is generated by detonating a nuclear device at altitudes generally between 30 km and 400 km (18 to 250 miles) above the Earth's surface. The optimal height for maximum, widespread impact on electronics is often cited around 140 km to 300 km.

Therefore Starlink satellites are way above a HEMP deployment/impact - however the Starlink fragments would cause a serious problem for other satellites or space missions.

 

[Doc7505]

Starlink satellites operate from an altitude of approximately 550 kilometers (about 340 miles)

A high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) is generated by detonating a nuclear device at altitudes generally between 30 km and 400 km (18 to 250 miles) above the Earth's surface. The optimal height for maximum, widespread impact on electronics is often cited around 140 km to 300 km.

Therefore Starlink satellites are way above a HEMP deployment/impact - however the Starlink fragments would cause a serious problem for other satellites or space missions.

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Putin would also blind himself as well as all earth. He would cut his own throat to disable Musk's satillites.
Putin is all bluster and no bite. A barking dog in a kennel..
Ago I refer you to a system in place for some time in ultra-high orbit named 'Rods of God".. Look it up in your computer..

 

[Kruska]

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Putin is all bluster and no bite. A barking dog in a kennel..

Then why does Trump creep up to him? and does his bidding???

Ago I refer you to a system in place for some time in ultra-high orbit named 'Rods of God".. Look it up in your computer..

What does a hypothetical bunker buster have to do with disabling satellites ???
BTW - there are already far cheaper and far more effective missile based systems around to act as bunker busters.

All Russia has to do is to direct it's existing "killer" satellites (basically just a satellite body) into the path of Starlink.

 

[evenflow1969]

I didn't mention anything about shooting down sattilites.
I suggest you read up on what the "Rods of God" can do...

I will check it out. Lol, sure sounds interesting by the title.

 

[Kruska]

I didn't mention anything about shooting down sattilites.

Off-course you did - you seem to be a very confused person.

1. The OP brought in some story of using an HEMP to take down Starlink
2. Then you posted:
......................., There is no single international treaty that explicitly outlaws the shooting down of satellites using conventional weapons......

And additionally brought in some nonsense about a hypothetical "Rods of God" - which is essentially a bunker buster device.

No one needs to take down Starlink physically - Russia in Ukraine has already demonstrated that they hacked Starlink - and as such are using it for their own drones - with devastating improvements and effect for e.g. the Shahed 136 aka Geran-2.

Russia and China demonstrated to the world 3 weeks ago that they had again hacked Starlink - thus exposing thousands of Iranians, (their identity and location) payed for and instructed by the CIA and Mossad, via tracking their Starlink terminals that had been provided to them.
Shutting off the Starlink communication, and therefore totally disabled these CIA & Mossad agents from further coordinating and inciting those riots in Iran.

 

[dudmuck]

Off-course you did - you seem to be a very confused person.

1. The OP brought in some story of using an HEMP to take down Starlink
2. Then you posted:
......................., There is no single international treaty that explicitly outlaws the shooting down of satellites using conventional weapons......

And additionally brought in some nonsense about a hypothetical "Rods of God" - which is essentially a bunker buster device.

No one needs to take down Starlink physically - Russia in Ukraine has already demonstrated that they hacked Starlink - and as such are using it for their own drones - with devastating improvements and effect for e.g. the Shahed 136 aka Geran-2.

Russia and China demonstrated to the world 3 weeks ago that they had again hacked Starlink - thus exposing thousands of Iranians, (their identity and location) payed for and instructed by the CIA and Mossad, via tracking their Starlink terminals that had been provided to them.
Shutting off the Starlink communication, and therefore totally disabled these CIA & Mossad agents from further coordinating and inciting those riots in Iran.

Russia has not officially "hacked" the core system architecture, they have exploited, seized, or acquired terminals through third parties, forcing SpaceX to implement restrictions

because of this, there is no way their drones could be using starlink.