Simviation Forum - F-15C ASAT launch.

Feb 7^th, 2008 at 9:10am

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Reply #1 - Feb 7^th, 2008 at 2:56pm

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Satellite Killer!

(I thought it was an F-15A though? Huh

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Satellite killer

From January 1984 to September 1986, an F-15A was used as a launch platform for five ASM-135 anti-satellite (ASAT) missiles. The F-15A went into a Mach 1.22, 3.8 g climb of 65° and released the ASAT missile at an altitude of 38,100 feet (11.6 km). The F-15A computer was updated to control the zoom-climb and missile release. The third test flight involved a retired communications satellite in a 345 statute mile (555 km) orbit, which was successfully destroyed by sheer kinetic energy. The pilot, USAF Major Wilbert D. "Doug" Pearson, became the only pilot to destroy a satellite.[31][32]

The ASAT missile was designed to be a standoff anti-satellite weapon, with the F-15A acting as a first stage. The Soviet Union could interpret a U.S. rocket launch with a spy satellite loss, but an F-15 carrying an ASAT would blend in among hundreds of F-15 flights.

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Reply #2 - Feb 7^th, 2008 at 4:54pm

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That was back in 84-86 it would definitely be done now by the 'C' model or a Raptor that's if there hasn't been some major advancement in space based weaponry which we can all say there most surely has.

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Reply #3 - Feb 7^th, 2008 at 6:42pm

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wow that is amazing. Shocked

I love the little smoke and vapor behind the missile. Wink

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Reply #4 - Feb 7^th, 2008 at 10:44pm

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wow..awesome shot!! is that missile an effect you have or did you add that in? great job with the color!! Grin

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Reply #5 - Feb 8^th, 2008 at 6:29am

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Many thanks a1 and Chrism. The missile is the gmax cruise missile which I have distorted/resized and added a slight perspective too. It was done with fsrecorder m8.

&&"We already have the means to travel among the stars, but these technologies are locked up in black projects and it would take an act of God to ever get them out to benefit humanity.... anything you can imagine we already know how to do." Ben Rich, former Head of Lockheed Skunkworks!

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Reply #6 - Feb 9^th, 2008 at 10:45am

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one question though...where's it going!!! Cheesy

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Reply #7 - Feb 10^th, 2008 at 11:40am

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Lol well not much above 100,000ft being as fs is limited to that. But if you want an imagined answer I'd love just for kicks to shoot down a Chinese satelite lol (Just for kicks of course)

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&&"We already have the means to travel among the stars, but these technologies are locked up in black projects and it would take an act of God to ever get them out to benefit humanity.... anything you can imagine we already know how to do." Ben Rich, former Head of Lockheed Skunkworks!

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Reply #8 - Feb 10^th, 2008 at 1:58pm

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haha agreed!! maybe one thats falling out of orbit? Grin

nice job mustang and by the way you can just call me chris the m is my last initial. Grin

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