“Celestial Eagle Flight”: An F-15A Destroys a Satellite
In 1985, an ailing solar observation satellite in orbit over 300 miles above the Earth was the target of a United States Air Force F-15A armed with a 2,700 lb missile in an attempt to test the ability to destroy Soviet satellites during the Cold War. The Threat Beginning in the early 1960s, shortly after […] The post “Celestial Eagle Flight”: An F-15A Destroys a Satellite appeared first on The Aviationist.
In 1985, an ailing solar observation satellite in orbit over 300 miles above the Earth was the target of a United States Air Force F-15A armed with a 2,700 lb missile in an attempt to test the ability to destroy Soviet satellites during the Cold War. The Threat Beginning in the early 1960s, shortly after […]
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