If he did, then that's probably the most exciting video available. But then it would look like most any other launch of similar missile systems.
I seem to recall watching some video of strategic missile defense tests, and they're pretty crummy due to the distance these things are being observed from. I don't know what kind of video can be had of this satellite being hit, given the circumstances, but I would be suprised if it's a very impressive video. Probably some kind of tiny pinprick flareup on infrared or something abstract like that. But...maybe they have a really nice camera.
I know! man Ive been all over youtube and stuff looking, I have absolutely nothing. I mean spending 10mil on a missile they shoulda put a camera in it. I mean nasa does it with their rockets and shuttles all the time.
There is video if 1, there isn't' video if 2. 3 for sure.
1. There was nothing wrong with that sat, it just reached the end of its life and the US decided to use this stunt to show other countries that threats of putting up sats will be met with force.
2. There was really a threat by aliens who were going to time their attach by hiding in the eclipsed moon, but stargate knew about this and launched a missile to attack their ship in orbit saying that it was a sat having problems.
Maybe if the US actually took their spying seriously (sarcasm except not really) instead of spending all their time on some pesky old relic, they'd be able to control the damn thing. Once they did, maybe it could spy on the missile that's about to destroy it.
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure most spy satellites are meant to look down, not into space so filming from another sat is probably out of the question. Brainwave! Call up NASA. See if their doing anything with Hubble at the moment.
The Air Force has a plane that is, basically, a flying telescope designed to photograph other nations' satellites. No doubt it was watching, but that's footage we won't get to see for 50 years, if ever.
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Please tell me some poor soul on the USS Erie had a video camera.
If he did, then that's probably the most exciting video available. But then it would look like most any other launch of similar missile systems.
I seem to recall watching some video of strategic missile defense tests, and they're pretty crummy due to the distance these things are being observed from. I don't know what kind of video can be had of this satellite being hit, given the circumstances, but I would be suprised if it's a very impressive video. Probably some kind of tiny pinprick flareup on infrared or something abstract like that. But...maybe they have a really nice camera.
I know! man Ive been all over youtube and stuff looking, I have absolutely nothing. I mean spending 10mil on a missile they shoulda put a camera in it. I mean nasa does it with their rockets and shuttles all the time.
is topolsky a russian last name?!?!?! SPY!!! SPY!!
Damn that is impressive...
Lol... how long before they start using this thing in math textbooks?
If a mission launched from the USS Lake Erie travels at 5,000 MPH and a Satellite is orbiting at 17,000 MPH then at what time should the US Navy....
You get the picture.
There is video if 1, there isn't' video if 2. 3 for sure.
1. There was nothing wrong with that sat, it just reached the end of its life and the US decided to use this stunt to show other countries that threats of putting up sats will be met with force.
2. There was really a threat by aliens who were going to time their attach by hiding in the eclipsed moon, but stargate knew about this and launched a missile to attack their ship in orbit saying that it was a sat having problems.
3. Reptilians
Maybe if the US actually took their spying seriously (sarcasm except not really) instead of spending all their time on some pesky old relic, they'd be able to control the damn thing. Once they did, maybe it could spy on the missile that's about to destroy it.
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure most spy satellites are meant to look down, not into space so filming from another sat is probably out of the question. Brainwave! Call up NASA. See if their doing anything with Hubble at the moment.
The Air Force has a plane that is, basically, a flying telescope designed to photograph other nations' satellites. No doubt it was watching, but that's footage we won't get to see for 50 years, if ever.