On September 13, 1985, at precisely 12:42 p.m., Major Wilbert “Doug” Pearson made history by becoming the first and only pilot to destroy a satellite in orbit using an air-launched missile. Flying an F-15A Eagle at an altitude of 38,100 feet, Pearson fired an ASM-135 anti-satellite missile that successfully intercepted and destroyed the defunct U.S. satellite P78-1, which was orbiting 345 miles above Earth.
FoxHavenForge on April 18th, 2025 at 02:55 UTC »
On September 13, 1985, at precisely 12:42 p.m., Major Wilbert “Doug” Pearson made history by becoming the first and only pilot to destroy a satellite in orbit using an air-launched missile. Flying an F-15A Eagle at an altitude of 38,100 feet, Pearson fired an ASM-135 anti-satellite missile that successfully intercepted and destroyed the defunct U.S. satellite P78-1, which was orbiting 345 miles above Earth.
AncestralSpirit on April 18th, 2025 at 03:20 UTC »
Out of curiosity, if you blow up the satellite, wouldn’t you have the outcome of the movie Gravity?
jlusedude on April 18th, 2025 at 03:36 UTC »
This makes the choice in the Avengers to bomb Manhattan even more ridiculous. They absolutely could have just flown the damn missile up there.