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From: al@ames-lm.UUCP (Al Globus)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: space station killing
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Date: Tue, 27-Mar-84 23:16:13 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 27 23:16:13 1984
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While it may be easy to kludge up a space weapon, such weapons should
be easier to counter and less deadly than those developed with gigabucks.

Also, a minor point.  The vast majority of all satellites go in more
or less the same direction.  The reason is straightforward.  If you
launch East you get up to 1000 miles/hour free velocity from the
Earth's rotation.  If you launch west you have to overcome up to
1000 miles/hour before you get any forward motion at all.
This blurb is in response to someone who thought satellites go every which way
and could easily be set into head on collisions.