US 193 to be 'shot down' ?

It cant be a very good "spy" satellite if the Russians already know what is on it.

The U.S. Navy likely will make its first attempt to shoot down a faulty spy satellite Wednesday night.

The U.S. government issued a formal notice warning ships and planes to stay clear of a large area of the Pacific Ocean west of Hawaii.

The notice says the two- and-a-half hour window begins 2:30 a.m. Thursday Greenwich Mean Time, which is 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on the East Coast, and 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Hawaii.


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Seanie.

which is 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on the East Coast,

How are they gonna see it in the dark?

which is 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on the East Coast,

How are they gonna see it in the dark?

Radar and GPS, you silly man! They have been tracking this thing by it's transponder, like virtually all airborne and spaceborne objects. They can, if they want to (but won't say due to the whole secrecy thing) use laser-guided missiles too. Whether the missile in question uses that capability or not, I myself don't know.

Seanie.

they hope to drop it in the pacific...miles away...no souvenirs then from the falling confetti...

"we come in peace, shoot to kill" (Captain Kirk)

LOL Seanie. You took that bait....hook,line and sinker.