Anti-satellite weapon (ASAT)
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:sword |
| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:ASAT
anti-satellite missile anti-satellite system |
| gptkbp:concerns |
space security
arms race in space |
| gptkbp:controversy |
militarization of space
space debris risk |
| gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:effect |
space debris creation
|
| gptkbp:firstTestedIn |
1950s
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Anti-satellite weapon (ASAT)
|
| gptkbp:monitors |
gptkb:Conference_on_Disarmament
gptkb:United_Nations space agencies |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
China destroyed Fengyun-1C satellite in 2007
India destroyed Microsat-R satellite in 2019 Russia destroyed Kosmos 1408 in 2021 US destroyed USA-193 satellite in 2008 |
| gptkbp:notableTestBy |
gptkb:China
gptkb:India gptkb:Russia gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:notableTestYear |
1985
2007 2019 2021 |
| gptkbp:prohibits |
none (no explicit international ban)
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Outer_Space_Treaty
gptkb:Kessler_syndrome space warfare ballistic missile defense military satellites |
| gptkbp:target |
reconnaissance satellites
communication satellites navigation satellites military satellites |
| gptkbp:type |
co-orbital ASAT
direct-ascent ASAT ground-based laser ASAT missile-based ASAT |
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:military_organization
spacefaring nations |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
destroying satellites
disabling satellites |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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