ASM-135 ASAT - Wikipedia
The ASM-135 ASAT is an air-launched anti-satellite multistage missile that was developed by Ling-Temco-Vought's LTV Aerospace division. The ASM-135 was carried exclusively by United States Air Force (USAF) F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft.
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The ASM-135A anti-satellite missile (ASAT) was the only U.S. air-launched missile ever to destroy a satellite. In the late 1970s, the U.S. anticipated Soviet development of “killer satellites” that could destroy vital U.S. reconnaissance and communication satellites.
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2024年2月16日 · After five successful test launches of the ASM-135 missile from an F-15, Pearson's team decided that the time had come to test the system on a real-world satellite target.
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On 13 September 1985, the first and only destruction of a satellite by an American air-launched missile occurred, when an F-15A launched an ASAT against the solar observatory satellite "P78-1" in a 600 km (375 mile) orbit.
The First Space Ace | Smithsonian
Five test launches of the ASM-135 missile were made from the F-15. The first was to ensure they could get the missile separated from the jet and fly it to the required altitude of about 340...
THE F-15 SATELLITE KILLER AND THE ASM-135A ASAT MISSILE
In the late 1970s, the U.S. anticipated Soviet development of “killer satellites” that could destroy vital U.S. reconnaissance and communication satellites. The chosen weapon to counter this threat was the Vought ASM-135A Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile.
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Then, at an altitude of exactly 38,100 feet, the F-15 automatically launched an experimental two-stage missile called the ASM-135. The missile streaked upward, rocketing through the troposphere and stratosphere.
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2020年7月7日 · The 3,000-pound ASM-135A anti-satellite missile (ASAT) was the only U.S. air-launched missile ever to destroy a satellite. Here it is in the Space Gallery at the National Museum of...
Antisatellite Missile | National Air and Space Museum
The U.S. Air Force began developing this air-launched antisatellite missile (ASAT) to destroy enemy satellites after the USSR demonstrated its ability to attack satellites in space. At the tip of this two-stage missile was a Miniature Homing Vehicle (MHV).
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2024年9月3日 · During the 1980s, the United States Air Force designed, built, and tested the ASM-135 missile. At the time, it was the only air-launched missile with the capability to (and did) destroy a satellite...