Doomsday In Orbit: Shooting down satellites is a BAD IDEA

In September of 1985, a US Air Force F-15 shot down a satellite in orbit using an ASM-135 Anti-Satellite missile. In November of 2021, Russia followed suit — shooting down their own satellite with a ground-launched anti-sat missile. Why was the 1985 test considered less controversial? The answer comes down to one thing: Kessler Syndrome. But for all intents and purposes, we could call it something even simpler: Orbital Doomsday. 📱 Follow Sandboxx News on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandboxxnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/sandboxxnews Facebook: https://facebook.com/sandboxxnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandboxxnews 📱 Follow Alex Hollings on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexHollings52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexhollings52 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexHollings... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/alexhollings52 Citations: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/news/space-now-blog/the-kessler-syndrome/ https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/JA083iA06p02637 https://www.spacecom.mil/Newsroom/News/Article-Display/Article/2842957/russian-direct-ascent-anti-satellite-missile-test-creates-significant-long-last/ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-pilot-shot-down-a-satellite/ https://theaviationgeekclub.com/f-15-satellite-killer-asm-135a-asat-missile/ https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/198034/vought-asm-135a-anti-satellite-missile/ https://astrobites.org/2022/01/03/asat-tests/ https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Wild-Blue-Yonder/Article-Display/Article/3395888/attritable-intelligence-surveillance-and-reconnaissance-isr-concepts-and-employ/