US missile hits failed spy satellite

[iltusm176]

@dddave999 Dude its not fake. Do you know anything? we had to shoot this satellite down because it was getting to close to the atmosphere and if it got sucked in it would come crashing down to earth full of toxic highly explosive fuel. its also the size of about 2 or 3 buses. if this thing hit a heavily populated area there would be many dead. We didnt just shoot this down for fun we had to to ensure safety of people in our country. This procedure to time and very precise planning its not fake

[lvll138inrs]

public schools in america suck their universities are among the worlds best.

[ashthegreat]

I wonder where all that debris that went in the direction of the Earth will fall...

[Frapazoid]

@ashthegreat Space doesn't work that way. It's moving perpendicular to the ground at about 17500 mph... It's at a low altitude and the headwind causes it to slow down and fall. This cannot be stopped. Once shattered by the weapon, the smaller pieces are vaporized much more effectively by the headwind, ensuring nothing reaches the ground.

[TheUniverse101]

@Frapazoid So it was an alien spacecraft. Fair enough.

[Frapazoid]

@TheUniverse101 I don't understand what you mean, though I realize my comment was unclear. I said "perpendicular" when I should've said "parallel". Wind drag reduces the speed, bringing it down to where there's more wind, in a vicious cycle. It all stems from what an orbit is. If it doesn't make sense, fire up Wikipedia and read about orbits and meteors. Was it alien? I have no information to suggest it was or was not. Even if it turns out it's true, for now it's mere speculation. Always fun.

[ILIKESFLAN]

fake

jews did it

[RandomishhOne]

U.S. wanted to shoot it down to test the effectiveness of their missiles out of the atmosphere. u never know when were guna have to blow the shit out of space invaders

[yuba4teach]

test

[KenoshiAkai]

Very cool to see an explosion in vacuum. Not at all like they portray 'em in the movies. No fireball, just more of a splash.

[sy1234]

SANTA! Nooooooo!!!

[HamsterAccent]

we fucked their shit up.

[TheMonkeyBrothers]

god damit! that wasnt a spy satalite! oh well heheheh

[PrixGem]

God job. Now I am not affraid anymore that your trash will fall on my roof.

[Ninboyc]

chemical explosion. Just like how you can have underwater flares

[Frapazoid]

I don't think there actually is an explosion. The missile doesn't have a bomb on it. It's a "kinetic penetrator". The plume is debris. It hits the sat with some tremendous speed that it shatters like a wineglass. There's a gas plume too, from fuel and volatiles.

[r3sQ]

Well done US :)

[hatt3r]

you guys need to look things up before you open your mouths.

[TehMrMatt]

the thing is.. how would there be an explosion in space?? if there is no oxygen for the flames to feed off??

But it is a cool vid :P

[quadstrike]

it's debris coming off from the satallite

[Tehrhorn]

The same way the sun burns without oxygen...

[azterik]

haha yeah right!!

[Doothe]

The sun 'burns' via fusion you retard.

The explosion occured due to the warhead's Lightweight Exo-Atmospheric Projectile igniting. Chemical reactions do not need oxygen to occur. Only combustion needs oxygen. Can you people please google things before talking? It makes me less angry.

[shk9664]

well a few other things need oxygen too... but yeah im just being a dick. Chemical reactions do not need oxygen to occur.

[Volodus]

Why it should be fake? I see no reason...

[ralitkd]

any1 think its mayb fake?

[nekokiba]

Chargin.........my Lazer! Shoop da whoop!!

[haririo]

what a stupid video! i can see nothing, it could be anything.

[JerryLehane3]

You have eyes but the mind holds you hostage.

[awfargit]

I think video of this from outer space would be spectaculer. Perhaps color would have been an option with enough apature. We spent Billions, why not have good fireworks out of it.

[ThompsonSeedless]

how was the video taken? It's almost like the camera is on another missile until it clears the atmosphere and you switch to another one.

[ProductionDesignrMAX]

my guess is a servo controlled camera linked to the missile of some sort

[thehallsofjacob]

It is a powerful zoom lens. That's all.

[utubeaj242]

The REAL reason they did it is to set the stage for an excuse later when we use our in-orbit projectile guns to shot down enemy satellites. We can just pretend like the enemy's satellite was damaged by space debris. We can shot a projectile out (perhaps with minimal manuverability) into an orbit that eventually circles around and collides with a sat. I just made that up, but sounds like a good (bad) idea.

[taurus494]

lololololololololololololololo­lolololololololololololol pwned!!!!!!!!

[vovlov666]

Clearly a humanitarian effort.

[t4kne]

pretty amazing!

[folatib]

sorry i didnt get that last comment from someguysomeplace, do you mean "Pfffart, hazardous gas from my ass" or did you mean "Pffflease gas my ass" (with a similar missile i suppose)

[someguysomeplace]

Pffft. Hazardous gas my ass. They just wanted to make sure the secret technological goodies and the data it collected didn't end up in someone else's hands. Maybe next time they'll turn it on to make sure it works before they put it up in space.

[folatib]

got it wrong bro, it was a response to China shooting down a satellite, just to say, hey we can too

[kiege]

actually they burnt up, the "toxic chemical" there was only one, was a fuel that burnt up during the missile hit.

[mirrormanson]

did anyone see this from the ground and wonder what the hell it was?

[madcio]

...and very low density. Would you learn something about hydrazine, by the way? Then you would know why half a ton of hydrazine dispersed 100 km up over hundred of kilometers is harmless.

[methinxaweezil]

Anybody know why the hydrazine wouldn't just burn up on reentry?

[HOPPERFZR]

because it was frozen

[ArthBHx]

More space debrie

[tetranoob]

What was the dangerous substance in the spy satellite?

And why was it there?

[Klaveius]

The substances was "Hydrazine", used as fuel.

[AkiraBergman]

The corrupt war mongers of the USA never miss a chance to show how good their weapons are. Apparently this was not necessary. Why not show how serious they are about the climate and energy disasters. But no, there is more and quicker money in wars. Fools.

[montotopelado]

The US should never miss a chance to demonstrate there power. It's the only way it can brush off losers that only want to suck our blood because they can do anything good by themselves. Climate disaster? What a joke! Energy disaster? Only because of the stupid environmentalists. We could be pumping more oil from Alaska the golf of Mexico and the west coast; enough to supply our needs. War is a net loss of capital, there is no money to be made. Fool!

[AkiraBergman]

Who cares the net loss? As long as the war mongering corrupt corporations make a quick buck. The real blood suckers and predators. They hijacked the USA and turned it into a puppet show. The real patriots know who the real enemy is. The corrupt rich bully behind the curtain.

[jordanghost13]

rightfully said..the U.S needs to show there power the the nut sucking assholes around the wrold what kind of power we got. No wonder they dotn dare to declare a head on war woth us, becuase they cant. there only jelous of what we can acheive, yet no matter what they do, no country in the history of the wrold has or will ever achieve what teh U.S has. Im pruud to be an American

[babydock214]

As an American you should learn how to spell and know the difference between "there" and "their".

[jordanghost13]

I dont care about spelling the right way when im on the internet, its not an essay paper for you to read.

[KaoriBlue]

Don't be lame! Proper spelling and grammer puts you on top of the game. ^___^

[bjeah]

It's spelled "grammar". ^_,_^

[MattRadioheadhead]

Be proud of your country's failing education system, well at least it has in your case.

USA will not be where it is in world politics, China will be the most powerful country.

[methinxaweezil]

Blowing shit up is easy. Sending someone up there to fix the defective technology would be a show of power.

[sandallw03]

Haha well said. The missile was obviously just a way of America showing what it's capable of to Russia.

[jordanghost13]

Correct, we have done that already moron.

[IBeTheBadman]

AMEIRCICA R GREAT LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[nerdelicious5]

AWESOME

[Fun4Sly]

Cool. China and Russia hate that I bet.

[jontork478]

If a "real war" ever broke out, thoes would be the first to go. Welcome to the stone age every one.

[flydarling]

Thanks for clearing that one up. My 6 year old said that they weren't sure on the news report he saw (bbc newsround aimed at kids) if they hit it. I can show him this tomorrow! Cheers, Lesley

[jefboyardee]

Oh shit... not THAT satellite!

[cjgomer1]

oohh pretty colors

[onehandraisinbransam]

did the satellite belong to the US?

[CanadianVandal]

duh

[NoahUF]

Yes, the satellite never became operational due to some sort of defect. They destroyed it keep the hydrosine from affecting anyone if it were to have crashed in a populated area.

[Hman163]

cooooool!

[Battalion401]

Yes! Thanks for the video. They wouldn't show it in Canada.

[BlackKingX]

You're mistaken. I live in Canada and they were showing it.

[jontork478]

Dont mess with Canada