US Shoots Down Failed Spy Satellite

[MAshmore111]

Yay... Lets make LEO a minefield!!!... I wonder who will get the blame when the debris totals the ISS?

[matterh1]

@MAshmore111 you are talking about Kessler syndrome where a drbris field in low earth orbit will take 1000 years to land back in the atmosphere. but the ISS will likely be decommisioned a few years before LEO reaches saturation

[stitchmorg]

WHOSE FUCKING SATELITE WAS IT? pretty important info stupid english news anchoring fucks

[frusciante39]

@stitchmorg pretty obviously an American one, or it's an act of war you idiot. AND the 'stupid english news fuck' clearly said they were being accused of trying to cover up their technology, which would obviously be in THEIR satellite wouldn't it? Fool

[stitchmorg]

@frusciante39 that means alot coming from a child talking shit over the internet. I mean really, alot

[frusciante39]

@stitchmorg you mean like you were doing before and after my comment? and even though everything i said was factually correct?  good one moron

[frusciante39]

@stitchmorg + btw what do you mean 'that means a lot'? i answered your fucking question with the accurate answer, you cant ask more than that can you? unless you wanted it less patronising, but you know the phrase, 'ask a stupid question...'

[stitchmorg]

@frusciante39 "what do you mean "that means alot?"

You are the moron here kid, obviously.

[frusciante39]

@stitchmorg fair enough, You asked the stupid question that was answered in the video, in a racist way. I answered your question factually. What else do you want, got any evidence or point to make or are you just another lonely youtube bellend?

[stitchmorg]

@frusciante39 not racist, ethnocentric is the proper term. But its nice to know that a comment on a website got you so angry that you had to write back hateful comments to make yourself feel better. The english are funny, they get so upset with american's for no real reason. The fact is, if it wasnt for America, England would be Russia's smallest province right now. So you are welcome sir.

[frusciante39]

@stitchmorg lol so you're just gonna ignore my question?

[frusciante39]

@stitchmorg and no ethnocentric is not the proper term, don't try and sound smart, it doesn't suit you when you put an apostrophe in 'American's'

[stitchmorg]

@frusciante39 its def not racism grammar nazi. But have fun staying up late, jerking off, and crying yourself to sleep.

[powerlester]

>USA

[Scarecrowman27]

only an 80% chance? That's pretty good for something in space I would think?

[RGCx4SHOTx]

@Scarecrowman27 i know right lol

[yellowbikemike]

AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!!!!

Mess with the BEST and DIE like the rest.....

[reksub10]

@yellowbikemike yeah but their not the best did you not hear the chinese did it over a year ago ..more hypocracy in the usa

[unreal3010]

Fuck USA!!!!!!!!

[cjellwood]

So how exactly do they shoot something in space? GPS?

[aleksandarrudic]

@Kadieboy1 the guy said he heard the news of that explosion, not explosion itself.

[thelaughingman79]

how come the brits pronounce almost everything wrong? 

[Lilday2008]

@thelaughingman79 We created the America you know today, including the language you speak (that is why it is called English) therefore we pronounce it correctly, You americans have just changed it over time and made it your own.

[jets115]

@Lilday2008 Go back to history class bro.. XD

[clinton252]

@Lilday2008 im pretty sure he was just joking man.

[ben5447]

@Lilday2008 shut up, ya fat pommy bastard, and get a haircut.......

[moshpotpaul]

@Lilday2008 did you herp before you derped?

Language evolves. Deal with it.

[frusciante39]

@Lilday2008 actually mate, I'm British too and you're wrong. Most American English was (extra 'z's and missing 'u's and everything) was how English was originally exported to America, then British English changed as we cosied up to the French. Check your facts before you start chatting shit and making us all look stupid

[deadman366318]

@Kadieboy1 i heard there was an explosion from my friend

[wigster600]

lol

[polla2256]

Propaganda video of America flexing its muscles to prove capabilities against lead nations satellites. Space is the next level for warfare as it houses the modern communication infrastructure for the digital battlefield.

[XxXsantajewXxX]

@polla2256 Flexing its muscles? LMAO Every fucking nation can shoot a peice of metal out space LOL I love idiots.

[omfirstutube]

This was for practise. They've sacrificed a satellite for missile test.

[deadman366318]

i saw that explosion during a lunar eclips i thought it was a meteor shower than i heard it was the explosion of that sattalite

[noptig]

@deadman366318 when did this happen, and where?

[Dogmeat1950]

wasn't a failed spy satilite it was old.

[KJT922010T]

fucking russians and chinese

[fiveoscar]

The US did this back in the 80's also using F-15's. The chinese are a little late in the game.

[bigchunk1]

@fiveoscar do you have a video of this or some other source of information? I would be interested to see that in action if it's true.

[fiveoscar]

You can read about the F-15 on wikipedia or simply google F-15 shoots down satelite.

[KikkFlip]

China did it with a rail gun and a ball barring the size of a tennis ball.

[Roallin]

I don't think this had anything to do about anti-sat capabilities. This thing was streaking through low earth orbit at 22,000 mph getting readty to deorbit, just like an incoming ICBM. I believe this was a show of force of the US anti-ballistic missle shield. The US eventually told the world, look what we can do.

[MikeofWyoming]

Boy, I'm glad my Grandpa tought us to live without internet!

[anisocoro]

Shooting down a satellite is very similar to intercept an ICBM, so we all see that ICBMs are not "sure" toreach and hit their intended targets. This ability is dangerous because a government could be "tempted" to launch a First strike relying on such a capability in order to avoid his own destruction. Temptation would be great. Russia now possesses a "maneuvrable" reentry vehicle in her Topol-Ms

[schmiddy1247]

did he say gay-breed?

[Doggfair]

lol it sounded like scottish guy for me, or australian ^^

[spacetweek]

I really wish they wouldn't do that. It creates loads of space debris.

[xUgleee]

true

[senorelroboto2]

maybe you weren't listening, the satellite was coming down to Earth one way or another. It was on erratic decaying orbit and it wasn't sure where it would come down. This was to make sure that most of it burned up, especially the fuel.

[pickandzip]

''... erratic decaying orbit..."

Ther americans are specialists in lies. This shoot down is no less an exercise of antisatellite test.

[spacetweek]

But if it had been allowed to come down there would have been no litter left in space. Now that they blew it up most of it will remain in orbit as space junk. This endangers other satellites.

[powerfulpup]

I think (hope) that most of the debris would probably be in a failing orbit and enter the atmosphere relatively quickly... good point though.

[CazK88]

Space debris?? Do you realize there is always space debris coming from pieces of rock? What are you saying..?

[spacetweek]

No, most of it in Earth orbit is man-made. We littered the Earth now we're littering space.

[cokefan3]

thts true, over 2000 satelites are orbiting the earth, once a US and Russian satalite colided and made debris everywhere!

[aleksandarrudic]

@spacetweek Better in space than on Earth, if they really have to. :) BTW, it's LEO, it decays quickly, so don't worry about it.

[soccer270421]

Technology being recovered by enemies? goodluck not having it burnt up and smashed to hell.

[BigB444]

you will be amazed about how much data can be recovered from a burned device...

[soccer270421]

Oh come on...the initial explosion, then atmosphere re-entry, then hitting the ground at terminal velocity...

[moerrich]

There your wrong... there wont be an initial explosion if we dont shoot it down... ever wondered why we blew up our shot down black hawk helicopters in Somalia in the 90's ?

[mikey200885]

no, why did they blow up the shot down helicopters?? why not repair em`

[TokyoSeventeen]

Target practice.

[CazK88]

I disagree completely.

Not only with the initial explosion, atmosphere re-entry and hitting the ground, you forget pieces of the satellite will be disbursed all over the globe - giving a single nation no incentive or clue in building any parts of that satellite.

Let alone pieces that did not even enter the atmosphere that is still out in space as we speak. I rest my case.

[SJRNWT]

I could make that shot with my hunting rifle...

Lmfao

[learber]

lol it would save all that money

[j0sababa]

look at this way. if we had gotten kerry in 2004, we wouldnt have obama. obamas 100x better than kerry.

[RESILIENT1AMERICA]

Uhh?

[DeathBlade93]

only 80%? you cant really say ONLY 80%

Alot of contraversey

[jamessmedley82]

No,my friend,that is the principle behind Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD).And if the Cold War was a "draw", how come the Russians were impoverished and Yeltsin became a laughing stock of the planet? Who's the idiot?

[Vire70]

Actually ghiblix2 is right, M.A.D was the concept behind the Cold War. Neither would attack the other directly for fear of M.A.D, thus why it lasted so long with proxy wars.

[jamessmedley82]

If the US spends more on its defence than the rest of the world put together,how come these idiots on Youtube claim that Russia is more powerful than the US? Your words are hollow, meaningless drivel.

[Vire70]

They do spend more then everyone else. It's a simple fact, go look it up. The fact that they still have no real more military might then Russia is just a testament to how fucking stupid their budget is. Invest that kind of money into Science and they might actually make something useful.

[jamessmedley82]

No,you misunderstood me.When I said "If the US spends more money on its defence...", I wasn't challenging that fact that it DOES spend more than anyone else. I know I began the sentence with the word "If", but that doesn't mean I'm questioning the contention, what I mean is "Since the US spends more money on its defence...." The words "if" and "since" are interchangeable in the English language.

[Vire70]

I didn't misunderstand what you said. You started with IF and ended with ?, that definitely implies a question. Regardless of whether or not it was a question, what I said afterward still applies.

[jamessmedley82]

Hmmm,SMART guy!

[Tehfallinator]

funny how he pronounces debre daybree

[jamessmedley82]

That's how we Brits pronounce it,moron.

[hougy6]

Taking the Aegis system, that is made for ballistic missile defense, to this level was remarkable. The team had about one month to re configure the system to track and destroy this satellite, in which the system was hard wired to not destroy any satellite. This will surely bring in new ideas for the DoD...if Raytheon and Lockheed pulled through all this, I guarantee they can pull more tricks out of their sleeves!

[speaknoevil77]

Isn't it just great whenever there is someone supporting Bush or the US, they get so many thumbs down and are reported as spam?

I just love the youtube community

*sarcasm*

[ThePsychoReturns]

Anyone who supports Bush deserves harsh criticism.

[MixMeAdrink]

ok now the U.S. can't say anything about the Chinese shooting down their satellite last year.

[rdvd7]

yep the russians and chinese got us we blew up the deathstar before you can find out DAMN

--DIPSHITS--

[Jagcycle]

What's with the school yard bickering about USA v Russia v China? Each are as good/bad as each other. They have so much in common yet can't seem to get along without idiotic "pissing competings". Sometimes I wish they would just launch the nukes already and get it over with. Human nature is a strange beast sometimes.

[Novaessrussia]

China didn't even destory theirs. It simply broke in half. Ours was blasted to pieces.

+1 for the US military. Keep the advancements coming.

[Type7a]

Is it just me, or does this just show china and russia that the usa can shoot down thier ballistic missles?

[munk112]

HAHAHA cretun the U.S is already fucked up dickhead. You just watch how the U.S will fall very very soon. HAHAHA oh god i feel sorry for Americans, naturally stupid wankers.

[AndyII6III9]

Nice generalization. Yep, all us Americans just support our Prez, who clearly hasn't fucked the country up for the next 10 years.

Look, not all us Americans are motherfucking idiots, around 65% of Americans HATE the U.S. Bush has completely screwed the country over and in 2000, we got out of a hole, and he said "Oh, hello!" and pushed us right the fuck back in.

[Vampiiire]

65%? Doesn't it take a consensus to vote in a president, and lo & behold America voted Bush in twice in a row...

[abusivewhale]

Has it ever occurred to ANYONE that the only legitimate alternative to Bush (Kerry) would have fucked up this country even worse than he did?

[Vire70]

I can't claim to know much about Kerry so i can't say. At least Kerry might not have fucked up OTHER peoples countries though... but perhaps that doesn't even matter to you?

[abusivewhale]

Im not trying to say that Bush wasn't a bad president and I'm definitely not trying to defend his actions, but I am trying to defend the US's choice of Bush as president. And fucking up other peoples countries is not something smiled upon in the US, why else would we now have a democrat for president plus a democrat majority in the senate and house of representatives. The policies of the Bush regime are not something that I am proud of as an American.

[Vire70]

Well, for once, Obama seems like he might actually be a good president. Hopefully that turns out to be true.

[THEFLESHMANN1]

He would have fucked OUR country up , I would rather have a president that did the opposite.

[Vire70]

Yes, I see by your failing economy and the $500BN spent in Iraq how much good Bush did your country. My mistake.

[mattmatt115]

Trillions in Iraq, half a trillion on defence, govt won't help the little guy, but where they going to get their money when all the little guys cant pay their taxes? OH YEAH the corporations will take over then.

I have been warning of this day for almost 5 years now and everyone thought i was a conspiracy theorist. hahahaha oh how i love when im right.

BYE BYE US Empire, you will go down in history kinda like the Romans, just a little funnier.

Aren't you proud of bush?

[THEFLESHMANN1]

You actually are a conspiracy theorist , go get yourself checked out , sounding like a case of dementia.

[RESILIENT1AMERICA]

America would have gone to war with Iraq, regardless. They had been planning war with Iraq since the first invasion. Bill clinton bombed Iraq a few times, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden voted to go to war with Iraq, Obama wasn't around. ... OBAMA ISN'T WHAT HE IS HYPED UP TO BE... CHANGE UHH NOPE NO CHANGE

[THEFLESHMANN1]

I didnt vote for Obama , so yeah . Dont make assumptions guy.

[THEFLESHMANN1]

Spot on man, people dont seem to understand this stuff.

[reecelewis]

was this the recent satellite??

[Tharos311]

Space...Weapon?

OH JESUS ITS AN ION CANNON

[Digalog]

russian and china should not bitch because of this. even they lost their chances

[madmanx9]

i hope the russans and japanese work together and fuck up the US

[SlashIStheShit]

Jealous?

[aetommyboy]

i hope that day-bree(haha) doesn't hit me :)

[josephdarklight]

lmao

[cretun]

No One Will Ever Fuck Up The U.S Its To Late And Were Too Powerful Now. Were strong enough now to Destroy the world... Before Another country gains enough power to destroy the U.S, Bet your ass that the U.S Will Destroy Everything On this planet before we will except defeat... And We Do Have That Power...

[nazirdjon]

haha, those words were daily music on russian radio and tv during soviet times))) history teaches that it teaches nothing lol

[qwe528]

lol wich power trowing whit donuts while the english trow wine gums russians stil have more nukes look it up ya cant stop the topol-m

[ale91613]

old fucking nukes, idiot.

[bombyomom]

ok this is what it is the u.s. tested a new weapon system called the star wars defence system (seriously) the missil hit the satalite traveling 17,000 mph and the impact made the satalite completely "desinigrate" the animated model showed nothing like what the size of the pieces actualy are

[zombat]

The Star Wars system used lasers

[josephdarklight]

oh look ,fancy missle, duff Spy Satellite Big bang = more rubbish floating in orbit nice idea guys

NOT

[haldoggiedog]

My Friend, Are you aware of how big "space" is?

[josephdarklight]

i am aware how big space is but are u aware wat gravity is?

some of the debrie will not have disintegrated as it will have left dust and splintered particles ranging from a grain of sand to the size of a bullet

and yes i know it wont threaten us but it is just the damn yanks showing wat they can do before they think of wat happens after they show off like some kid with a new toy that wants to be better than everyone else

[1000chris]

the US has the best military the world has ever seen BY FAR. you know it, but you still rather still there by your little computer and be a little jealous girl about it. the damn satellite had to go down, but of course its those damn Americans flexing their muscle. oh and please spare me the Bush rhetoric. yea we know, you hate him, the world hates him, but guess what? we do too. that's just my humble comment on your ignorance sir, but what do i know, i'm just another dumb American. right?

[Novaessrussia]

I'm a Bush fan. He is a wonderful president that the liberals feel if bad because they are impatient with the war in Iraq.

[1000chris]

wanker.

[SlashIStheShit]

it will Desinigrate dipshit.

[josephdarklight]

to disintegrate a satalite like that needs a weapon that explodes near it with the force of small thermo nuke but the explosives in that weapon are conventinal explosives that do not burn hot enough to vapourise metal, printed circuit boards and ceramic componants (resisters anc capaciters.

plus as some one has said as well it has only broke it up not disinegrated it you god darn muppet

[SlashIStheShit]

no moron, it will blow it to peices, then the peices will be small enough to disinigrate in the ATMOSPHERE. stop pretending you know what your talkin about.

[TheStormchaser1]

Some of teh pieces hut other satellites and took out a DOPPLER Satellite lense. And, not all parts of a satellite are burnt by teh atmosphere./ That was why FEMA and CERT were all activated while NASA was tracking down debris. So it is you,Slash, which is the moron.

[abdlhdbnmhdnr]

this is stupid.

can u think something out of conquering or threating others?

d'uh.

[SSUnitedStateslife]

US FIREPOWER

[gunnerjack1]

kk first of all this is one of the U.S Missle testing shot there probbaly tryin to send a messagae to us the people tryin to convince us.There also probbaly tryin a new way of fiting so Called UFO's...Sendin them a message as well...

[zdwade]

yea george bush protects us again.

[arvydas0069]

Damn its great to be part of this Military. What an unbelievable acheivement. Hit a moving target without really having much of a heat signature at 17,000 miles per hour is unheard of in human history. The other countries are right to feel threatened. If we can shoot down an object travelling 17K MPH that carries no heat signature, you better think we have a pretty damn good shot at dropping an ICBM that puts off a huge heat signature. I'd be afraid to ever use a nuke against us. You'd be done.

[nascardude11]

it says you have come from canada, what has canada done?

nothing natable thats for sure

[Nonsense89]

China and everyone else who thinks they own the world......*cough* Russia *cough*. Oh and maybe even some of those Middle East countries.

[tensor93]

*cough* United States *cough*

[nanaki7]

China feels intimidated of US missile force

and are probably jealous beacaus America have WAY better missile technology them them.

[voxhked]

we dont need weapons......just send a waves of people with swords o yea....

[ilikpron]

??????? but a sword is a weapon lol

[voxhked]

well i meant...missiles =P or guns etc.

[DigiTan000]

EdT586: -1

Everyone else: +1

[Cerin616]

xD, another one of them "ITS A GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY!!!11!1!!11!" people...

Why would the government throw this out there as a conspiracy anyway?

What do they want to prove to us?

what do they want to hide?

Why do they think we will actually care?

Last and not least, the fucking missile wasn't anything near a WMD. It wasn't nuclear, It wasn't biological, it wasn't chemical, It was a good old fashion explosive.

[Tman1392]

It wasn't even explosive, the warhead was solid to make sure that USA 193 shattered and the fuel tank was small enough to completely vaporize in the atmosphere.

[Cerin616]

So basically we didn't even blow it up. We just hit it and made it break

[Cerin616]

Ok. People really need to not talk unless they have at least SOME knowledge on the subject.

This was not a threat to any other country, it was something that needed to be done.

There is nothing in orbit as a result of this.

Its not a conspiracy.

And some people are even on an entirely different topic. O.o

[voxhked]

*shrugs*... all governments are so critical of each other.. US accuse china...China accuses US to spite them

doesnt affect me, ill have a quiet life here in australia

[KiloByte69]

I have to have that anti-satellite defense system.

[FBIxWARNINGx]

wow your a dumb ass

[classhelper]

I serve in the US Navy, and happen to think your conspiracy theory is laughable. I'd like to see your sources.

[david1st7]

Ya like Kalth I've seen browsing soo long

[samgamlin]

i love the way a little door opens then theres a few seconds and a massive ball of flame

[usforeignpolicy]

just release on headline news, it's in black and white though

[fulanitouk1]

i don't think that missile was the one used, it was stock footage.

[Kalthouza]

Best one I've seen. Is there a video anywhere of the stellite actually blowing up?

[decapone008]

no , sorry :(

[salemcripple]

yeah, Just look around on YT, I've seen several (ground based) vids already of the missile hitting the satellite.