NASA is launching DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) to space

The DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) vehicle's computer is equipped with multipurpose artificial intelligence that allows it to navigate to an asteroid. Then that probe shoots the asteroid by using kinetic energy arrows that can turn the asteroid out of its course. The thing in this kind of operation is to keep the asteroid in one piece. The DART is using the impact technique where the satellite is impacting the asteroid. Pushing it away from the trajectory. 

The idea is that DART itself will push the asteroid to another trajectory. But maybe the future versions of that kind of system are the darts. Small sub-probes that are impacting asteroid and then push it. When we are thinking about kinetic energy vehicles. Also, so-called dummy rockets can use for pushing asteroids away from their course. The rockets might equip with an impact cushion or gel head that makes the impact softer. At first, the manipulator's arm will throw the rocket into an asteroid. Then they would touch the surface of the asteroid. And that thing activates the rocket engines. 

There is there might be also the possibility to use soft-head rockets. Those are not penetrating the asteroids. If we think of the possibility that the system is used for asteroid mining. 

The penetration ammunition would be more useful if the purpose of the system is to cut the asteroid in pieces. The idea is that the penetrating ammunition would start to resonate in the asteroid. And that will break the asteroid to pieces. And those pieces can pull near Earth where they can drop to the ground by using return capsules. 

The small-size intelligent rockets can also use in ASAT or killer satellites. The idea of this kind of killer satellite is that it would shoot the lower orbiter satellites with its darts. And then it would push those satellites back to the atmosphere without breaking their core. The internal artificial intelligence makes it possible that the satellite can search the target satellites without communication between it and ground stations. So the satellite can be silent when it approaches its target and shoots the impact vehicle to it. 

When we are thinking about the kinetic energy systems that are just pushing asteroids away from the trajectory those systems might be useful for the killer satellites. If the satellite shoots the target by using the gel or some other impact cushion that keeps the target in one piece. 

But it makes it fall to the ocean. Keeping the target satellites in one piece is a very good idea because that keeps the orbiter clean from the debris. The killer satellites are suitable systems for destroying enemy communication and recon satellites. Also, things like orbiter lasers can turn away from their course by using the pushing impact ammunition. The rocket will simply push the laser weapon to the atmosphere. 

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What is the fifth satellite in the Russian cargo?

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Kimmo Huosionmaa


One satellite is missing in Russian space cargo and the reason is that there is a classified satellite in the cargo with normal communication satellites. It's a very easy thing to hide a secret payload with normal civilian satellites, or actually, the normal satellites might also have secret missions. A communication satellite can also work as the intelligence and reconnaissance role, and this would be the most effective intelligence satellite in the world. The thing is like making "a man in middle" attack by using satellite in that mission.

The idea is to route the communication transmitting through the satellite, what also delivers that data also for the intelligence service like FAPSI or NSA. Also, the photo recon satellites can be load with the normal satellites. The thing is, that the secret cargo would be covered with the core, what seems like a normal satellite. And the thing, what the electronic surveillance needs are the powerful radio receiver.

Those satellites can orbit in the low Earth orbiter and collect data from the GSM and WLAN networks. The Russian FERRET-type reconnaissance satellites can track the computers, sneak the WLAN networks and collect the data from the eavesdrop devices, what spies leave in some rooms. The satellite might also be equipped with laser-microphones, and they can record the discussions in some rooms. The western intelligence agencies like NSA have similar satellites. Some electronic intelligence satellites are in the geostationary trajectory, where they can record the communication of the WLAN-networks, and those satellites tracked also Osama Bin Laden and delivered the vital information for the NSA.

But we know, that also the Russian military forces have large-scale programs for making ASAT (Anti Satellite) or "killer satellites". The traditional version satellites operate with kinetic energy, and they are driven towards other satellites. But this technology has been created in the 1960s and the modern versions of the military killer satellites use laser or other high energy weapons for terminating their targets. The primary targets for killer satellites are positioning systems like GPS and GLONASS.

The military communication and recon satellites are also in the high priority targets, and the idea of destroying those satellites is to deny the enemy troops positioning and delivering the launch codes and operative orders for enemy submarines and other troops. Those kinds of satellites are operating in the classified trajectories, where they are waiting for orders to begin the operations against enemy targets.

Sources

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25238/russia-just-launched-five-objects-into-space-one-problem-there-were-supposed-to-be-four

The combat spacecraft are quite easy to produce

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Kimmo Huosionmaa

There are many ways to make realistic combat spacecraft and the governments of the USA, Russia, and China might have many versions of those things, what seems like some Science Fiction stuff. One of the most realistic versions of making "killer satellite"is used as a "Mercury"-type spacecraft, what is filled with plastic explosives. The nose of the spacecraft must be weaker than another layer, and then the explosives just break the core of the spacecraft, and at the front of the explosives might be steel balls, what would travel to the target with extremely high speed.


The problem with that device is actually the debris, what would close the trajectory from all satellites. This is why the military space systems are not allowed to test in space. And that's why there is created the anti-satellite weapons, what uses microwaves to destroying the targeted satellites. Microwave would be unseen, and the target would not break in the pieces, what can cause dangerous debris.

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One version of this weapon, what would base the existing technology of this thing could be manned or unmanned  " Mercury"-type spacecraft, what would be equipped with the microwave burst weapon. The principle of this killer satellite is similar to high power microwave bomb, what is dropped from conventional bombers, and that weapon could damage electronics and other equipment in the very sharp area.


This system works that high-explosive material would give pressure to the battery, what is inside that weapon. And after that, the high voltage electricity would be conducted to the microwave transmitter what is at the nose of this weapon. If this technology would be used with killer satellites, they would take off the enemy's space systems without radioactive fallout, and if that system uses microwaves, there would not be debris in that trajectory.


This system would be a single shot version of killer satellites, but it can be very effective and realistic version of the killer satellites. In this case, the ground control would drive this system near the targeted satellite, and then shoot it with microwave. It could also be used against attacking missiles, and at least couple of them would be damaged if the raising missile would get hit by high power EMP-weapon, what could damage the targeting systems of the warheads.

Sources:

http://www.superconductors.org/emp-bomb.htm

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The “Sarmat” missile

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Kimmo Huosionmaa

“Sarmat” is nothing like any other ICBM. This weapon is mobilized version of the SS-18 (R36) missile, what was the largest thermonuclear weapon in the world. It has more warheads and capacity to raise those weapons in the orbital trajectory. This weapon is actually FOBS (Fractional Orbital Bombardment System”, what is tested by the Soviet Union and the possible USA in 1960’s. Those weapons have huge weapons load, what makes them very terrible. In those weapons is MIRV (Multiple Independently Targeted Reentry Vehicles) what can be targeted to same target or different places around the world. This kind of FOBS-weapons can send to orbital trajectory weeks or even years before shooting order.


They can play normal satellites, and when the order of action comes, the satellite would start to drop nuclear weapons to their targets. This eliminates the way to locate those weapons by using its communication signals as the tip. If those weapons could be located, there is the way to target them with high-altitude ASAT systems. The thing why those nuclear weapons would not locate very easily is that they can work with the normal satellites. And when those weapons are needed, the programs of the computers must only change, what makes those satellites the ultimate killers.


Those warheads are actually independently targeted and they can use like carpets, where all warheads would be put in the same place. But those FOBS weapons have the very frightened capacity, that they could be sent to the orbital trajectory, and then dropped one by one in many targets, what is separated from together. Also “Sarmat” can drop one warhead and leave other to MIRV-bus waiting for next target. Those weapons can be programmed to explode in the orbital trajectory, in the atmosphere or they can program to hit the ground in the line, and that kind of weapons can destroy even the command center of NORAD.


FOBS capacity makes that weapon so terrible. It can be used against highly mobile targets, and it can threat also U.S task fleet and submarines. Those weapons would be used with reconnaissance satellites, what are looking for “hard to find easy to kill” targets for that weapon. The capacity to use one warhead by one is because this weapon must find those highly mobile targets before it can take effect to them.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_Orbital_Bombardment_System

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-36_(missile)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-28_Sarmat

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Attack against GPS or communication-satellites is a threat to any military force

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Kimmo Huosionmaa

Destroying communication satellites would cause the great danger to national security. If those satellites are unable to work, the strategic missile troops won't get launch codes. And the units that are on the field are unable to communicate with headquarters. That would make the strategic air support impossible and if that happens in the critical situation, could results be devastating. And all of the operations could be failed in this situation. Also, somebody might break in the command system, and starts to give false orders for troops. 

Dangers of using GPS-systems for military purposes is clear. The worst problem is that those satellites can be tracked and shoot to bites with high-altitude seat system. One version of this kind of operation is to use X-37B or similar shuttle, what is equipped with rockets. That shuttle can be installed example to the nose of Delta-rocket and connected with Agena stage, what gives it very good maneuver capacity. The rockets can be installed to this small shuttle cargo bay, on the top of manipulator's hand. 

And they can be shoot to target by aiming the system with optical telescopes. In this scenario, the shuttle could have similar rocket cassettes in the cargo bay, what are used in helicopters. Those cassettes can be used with manipulator's hand, what gives them greater freedom to choose the angle for that equipment, and the systems of that shuttle can link with other devices, like land-based radio-and optical telescopes and satellites, what are looking for targets.

 If those rockets would be used with the manipulator arm, the use of fuel during firing operations would be minimized. Turning manipulator arm doesn’t need fuel, and the rockets can fire in any direction. But there is another option for that shuttle. The same rockets that are used against satellites can be used as kinetic ammunition against targets on Earth. If they would be filled with ceramic warheads and shoot to the Earth, that would ammunition get the speed of 10-15 000 kilometers per hour. In that speed the impact energy will be very big, and those ammunition could be devastating. 

The use of rockets is more practical than machine gun because the rocket is the recoilless weapon, what doesn’t make shuttle unstable. Those rockets can also be installed in MKV:s (Miniature Kill Vehicles) or “space bazookas” what are about 50 cm. long and holds one to 5 rockets. They can shoot an orbiter with all rockets, and the aiming of that rocket is similar process than with shuttle. MKV:s could have CCD cameras, and they can use with or without the shuttle. They might look similar than normal helicopter rocket cassette, what is connected to small CCD-equipped telescope and maneuver unit. Those weapons are miniaturized versions of the satellites, what were developed in 1980’s. 

The thing what makes this more dangerous, than we ever though is that those GPS satellites can be replaced by hostile satellites. In this scenario, those destroyed GPS-satellites could be replaced by “Troy-horses”, what are similar satellites, but they would give wrong places for the equipment, what are connected to that system. In theory, those satellites can turn enemy own missiles against itself. This means that enemy cruise missiles can be programmed to attack its own cities. That kind of treats is possible in this modern era of the military. The enemies would not know, that some of their satellites have been destroyed. 

But also the GPS-satellites can have resist-weapons. Those satellites can equip with “gyrojet guns” and rockets or shotguns, what gives them the capacity to defend themselves against the strikes. The problem of powder weapon, in this case, is that there must be burned same size of powder in opposite direction, where the gun is aimed. Also, electromagnetic shields like micro- or radio-wave EMP-weapons can be used to make those miniature kill vehicles unable to operate. Those weapons can installed in any satellite or space station. They can operate independently, and their operations would not be connected to that satellites normal functions. The defensive weapons work like offensive weapons, but their targets are anti-satellite weapons, what is attacking the satellite. 

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrojet

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